Hyde County Updates 08.31.2011 2:45 pm
UPDATE: Hurricane Irene Cuts Inlets on Northern Hatteras Island
UPDATE: Hurricane Irene Cuts Inlets on Northern Hatteras Island By Catherine Kozak By Catherine Kozak Hurricane Irene piled up historic levels of sound tide and left Hatteras Islanders with little communication and no electricity. But worse, eight years after Hurricane Isabel slashed an inlet between Frisco and Hatteras, the storm left the island severed. […]
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UPDATE: Post Hurricane Irene information and news travels slowly to islanders …….WITH SLIDE SHOW By ANNE C. BOWERS By ANNE C. BOWERS Without any type of phone service, Internet, electricity and warranted concerns about how long gasoline will be available for both generators and vehicles, people on the island probably know less about the […]
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UPDATE: Hurricane Irene Wallops Hatteras Island, Cutting the Island and all communications …….WITH SLIDE SHOW By ANNE C. BOWERS By ANNE C. BOWERS The outside world probably knows more of what has happened to Hatteras Island than the people who stayed during this major weather event. The storm, which approached from the south, impacted […]
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8:45 pm – We are still safe on Hatteras. However, this storm just won’t end. It’s still raining heavily, and the winds are blowing at tropical storm force. My house is creaking and shaking. The tide has come up on all of Hatteras Island. There are reports of up to 4 feet of tide in […]
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Latest watches, warnings, and local Hurricane Irene statements at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/mhx/ MORE DARE COUNTY INFORMATION The Dare County Control Group has activated the Joint Information Section (JIS) in response to Hurricane Irene. All information regarding local government agencies in Dare County will be released through this source effective today, Wednesday, Aug. 24. The JIS is a collaborative organization that encompasses the six municipal governments in Dare County, the National Park Service, the Dare County Sheriff’s Office, and the County of Dare, all of which have representatives on the Dare County Control Group. The JIS is operated in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Manteo and managed by Dare County Emergency Management. Outlets for information include the following: The Dare County website at www.darenc.com Government Access Channel 20, Charter Cable Channel 20 Releases e-mailed and faxed to local, regional, and national press outlets Emergency Management Public Phone Inquiry Line at 252-475-5655 Other Important Numbers:
By ANNE C. BOWERS By ANNE C. BOWERS Islanders were admittedly a little nervous about Hurricane Irene all week. Once this storm made a right turn at Florida, Hatteras became the target for landfall. Forecasts read like an obituary for this little island with phrases like “It’s the big one,” “Significant ocean and soundside flooding,” […]
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Why we stay in the face of a major hurricane
As I am writing this on Friday evening, the outer bands of rain from Hurricane Irene are coming onshore on Hatteras Island. There isn?t much wind to speak of yet, but that will probably change quickly before too long. Forecasters are saying that the storm should pass close to Cape Hatteras tomorrow morning, but the […]
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Latest watches, warnings, and local Hurricane Irene statements at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/mhx/ MORE DARE COUNTY INFORMATION The Dare County Control Group has activated the Joint Information Section (JIS) in response to Hurricane Irene. All information regarding local government agencies in Dare County will be released through this source effective today, Wednesday, Aug. 24. The JIS is a collaborative organization that encompasses the six municipal governments in Dare County, the National Park Service, the Dare County Sheriff’s Office, and the County of Dare, all of which have representatives on the Dare County Control Group. The JIS is operated in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Manteo and managed by Dare County Emergency Management. Outlets for information include the following: The Dare County website at www.darenc.com Government Access Channel 20, Charter Cable Channel 20 Releases e-mailed and faxed to local, regional, and national press outlets Emergency Management Public Phone Inquiry Line at 252-475-5655 Other Important Numbers:
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN The Dare County Control Group issued a mandatory evacuation order for all residents, beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26. The Dare County Control Group issued a mandatory evacuation order for all residents, beginning at 8 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26. The Dare County Control Group issued a mandatory evacuation […]
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The National Weather Service is predicting that the effects of Hurricane Irene will impact the Outer Banks Group units, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial, by Friday, Aug. 26, with storm conditions continuing through Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. The Park Service is closing down campgrounds, visitor centers, and beaches today and tomorrow. Dare County’s Control Group has not yet made a decision on evacuating Hatteras Island and the northern beaches. The group will meet again late this afternoon. All National Park Service campgrounds — Ocracoke, Frisco, Cape Point and Oregon Inlet — will close at noon today, Wednesday, Aug. 24. The Ocracoke Campground reservation system has been temporarily suspended. The Silver Lake Marina NPS docks will also close at noon today. The Ocracoke Visitor Center, Hatteras Island, Bodie Island and Wright Brothers and Fort Raleigh Visitor Centers will remain open until close of business today, then will remain closed until further notice. Previously scheduled evening programs for Aug. 24 are cancelled. Lifeguarded beach operations at Ocracoke, Buxton, and Coquina Beach will close at 5 p.m. today, and remain closed until further notice. The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse will close at 6 p.m. today, until further notice. All park special programs scheduled for Founder’s Day, Thursday, August 25, have been cancelled. Regularly scheduled Fall interpretive programming will resume after the storm passes the area. The Flags Over Hatteras event, scheduled for August 25-28, has been postponed until further notice due to the threat of Hurricane Irene. In preparation for the storm, Ocracoke beaches will be closed to off-road vehicles by 6 p.m. today, and all other beaches in the national seashore will close to off-road vehicles by 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25. For more information, listen to NOAA weather radio and local radio and media for updates. Meanwhile, The Dare County Control Group has activated the Joint Information Section (JIS) in response to Hurricane Irene. All information regarding local government agencies in Dare County will be released through this source effective today, Wednesday, Aug. 24. The JIS is a collaborative organization that encompasses the six municipal governments in Dare County, the National Park Service, the Dare County Sheriff’s Office, and the County of Dare, all of which have representatives on the Dare County Control Group. The JIS is operated in the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Manteo and managed by Dare County Emergency Management. Outlets for information include the following: The Dare County website at www.darenc.com Government Access Channel 20, Charter Cable Channel 20 Releases e-mailed and faxed to local, regional, and national press outlets Emergency Management Public Phone Inquiry Line at 252-475-5655 Other Important Numbers:
The National Weather Service is predicting that the effects of Hurricane Irene will impact the Outer Banks Group units, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial, by Friday, Aug. 26, with storm conditions continuing through Sunday, Aug. 28, 2011. The Park Service is closing down campgrounds, visitor centers, […]
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UPDATE: Dare orders mandatory evacuation of all visitors
The Dare County Control Group has ordered a mandatory evacuation for all visitors in the county, beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday. The control group met this evening after the 5 p.m. update on Hurricane Irene from the National Hurricane Center. At 5 p.m., the Category 3 storm had winds of 120 mph and was moving […]
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