Hurricane Isabel passed through NC on Sept 18, 2003. Raleigh was just outside the band of hurricane force winds. Our house took a little damage from the wind and we lost a few small tree limbs, but that was about it. Power was out from about 1:30 to 3:10 and otherwise flickered a bit through most of the day. My cable connection (and thus my internet feed) went out around 11:00am and is still out as of 8:30am the next day.
Still pictures from during and after the storm.
Two videos showing the wind and rain.