Source: Greg Barnes, NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH NEWS, 9/6/19


Shortly after sunrise today, Brunswick County farmer Jody Clemmons left his house to survey the damage Hurricane Dorian caused to his tobacco and soybean crops in fields near the coast. What he found was expected, and heartbreaking, for a farmer who has now endured three hurricanes in four growing seasons. Dorian brought nearly 10 inches of rain and wind speeds estimated at 100 mph to Clemmons’ farm in Supply, just inland of Oak Island. Clemmons said his home and equipment are fine, but his crops “took a beating.”

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