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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Restaurant on Dauphin Island quickly reopens after storm damage
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) – A popular Dauphin Island restaurant is back in business just days after severe weather pounded the area. The owner of Capt'n Snapper's Marina Bar & Grill says a community effort got him back open sooner than he could have expected. This is the first restaurant you drive past when you get on the island. For comparison sake–damage from Hurricane Sally kept them closed for a week–with this storm, they were only closed for a day and a the side of the building, you can see where they put up a temporary wall behind the morning, the storm tore a hole in the side of the building and knocked over an air conditioner. In the kitchen the storm also knocked the ceiling apart and left a lot of debris. Today the kitchen is cleaned up and the ceiling is secure. Owner David Simms said at first he cancelled their Mother's day special–but thanks to loyal customers and people from the community, they worked at a breakneck pace to get the restaurant reopened for Sunday's special dinner service. 'It was great. You know, it's a community deal down here on the island. It's a small place. And we were very proud and thankful that they all got here and we worked together to get it done,' said owner David Simms. These repairs are temporary, and Simms says they'll eventually have to close for a short time again to get permanent repairs in places. For now, he's grateful to be back open in time for the tourist season to pick up the pace. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Dauphin Island marina hit hard by storm with boat damage and debris (photos)
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) — A strong storm roared through Dauphin Island before dawn Saturday morning. It left flooding and several damaged sites in its wake. The most concentrated damage could be seen at the Dauphin Island Marina. At Capt'n Snapper's Marina Bar & Grill, the storm blasted through the rear wall of the bar and caved in the ceiling of the kitchen. LOCATION: Debris and insulation littered what was the hub of their meal preparation. The owner says they'll likely be closed until they can get the damage and insurance issues sorted out. A short distance away, boat owners say the storm pulled two boats from their metal elevated slips into the water. As of Saturday morning, one boat was still missing. A 2nd boat was tossed into the water and drifted into another slip on the other side of the marina. Its engine was heavily damaged. Elsewhere on Dauphin Island, the storm knocked over a tree, and it landed on top of a boat and a front porch. Another, larger tree fell in another yard, completely missing a nearby home. At the campground, the storm tossed tents and tables outside at least one RV. The severe weather also snapped a communications tower in two places at the Dauphin Island Public Works building. As far as we know, no one was hurt in the storms overnight. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
