The first winter precipitation of 2012 in Raleigh came with a few bursts of heavy snowfall, but did not amount to much accumulation.

As Hurricane Irene neared the North Carolina coast, the outer fringes of the massive storm began brushing the Raleigh area, generating rapid cloud motion from the northeast. I decided to try a time lapse to capture this (about 50 minute duration)- but didn’t anticipate the setting sun making an appearance.

Golden sunset on Downtown Raleigh

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Hurricane Irene approaching Raleigh at sunset (5 image composite)

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Sunset with Bloomsbury Estates as Hurricane Irene approaches

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Looking east on Boylan Avenue Bridge during sunset

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I didn’t personally feel today’s earthquake, but I checked my home security cameras to find one of them captured the shaking, along with my dog Beau and cat Grayson reacting to the tremors. Beau could be seen barking 4 minutes before the shaking occurred.

P.S. The time stamp is 11 minutes fast. P.S.S. The infrared camera makes the couch look blue.