Officials on Assateague Island are now reporting that all of the Chincoteague ponies - those owned by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company, and living on the southern portion of Assateague - are fine and that every pony has been seen. I will assume that the ponies on the Maryland end of the island did as well as the southern herds. I always worry about the wild creatures during any type of storm - hurricane, bad nor'easter, blizzards, extreme heat for extended periods. Thank goodness the ponies were born with a large quantity of good sense!
Water is still covering most of the roads on Chincoteague and Assateague. Most damage has been caused by trees going down - the ground being so saturated with water that entire root system gave way, and/or large limbs and pine beetle killed trees falling. True Teaguers are used to these events, and accept them as a part of the natural cycle. Any old-timer, or youngsters that have grown up on the island, knows what to do when they hear a big storm is coming - weight, secure, tie down, and make sure your boats are moored to something high that won't float away.....
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