As dawn was breaking this Sunday morning, the high tide, driven by Hurricane Sandy’s huge waves, was flattening dunes and sending sand and water on Highway 12 on both Hatteras and Ocracoke. And, then the assault began on the backside of the islands. By daylight, Hatteras and Ocracoke villages were underwater, soon to be followed […]
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Ocracoke was flooded by soundside storm surge from Hurricane Sandy by Sunday morning. “I don’t think anyone was expecting this much water so soon,” said Sgt. Jason Daniels of the Hyde County Sheriff’s Department from his home along Old Beach Road. Daniels is on duty but not driving around in the flooded streets, although expects […]
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Highway 12 south of the Bonner Bridge to Rodanthe was closed early this morning because of sand and water from ocean overwash. The ocean is pouring over the dunes and onto Highway 12 in north Buxton by the motels, and also between Frisco and Hatteras at the site of Isabel Inlet, carved out by a […]
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As dawn was breaking this Sunday morning, the high tide, driven by Hurricane Sandy’s huge waves, was flattening dunes and sending sand and water on Highway 12 on both Hatteras and Ocracoke. And, then the assault began on the backside of the islands. By daylight, Hatteras and Ocracoke villages were underwater, soon to be followed […]
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Highway 12 south of the Bonner Bridge to Rodanthe was closed early this morning because of sand and water from ocean overwash. The ocean is pouring over the dunes and onto Highway 12 in north Buxton by the motels, and also between Frisco and Hatteras at the site of Isabel Inlet, carved out by a […]
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Islanders didn’t prepare for Hurricane Sandy like other hurricanes that have threatened our community in the past. The forecast was bad enough to be taken seriously, but without evacuation orders issued by Dare County, people didn’t seem intimidated by this thing called Sandy. Some businesses and homeowners put up their hurricane shutters, but most did […]
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As dawn was breaking this Sunday morning, the high tide, driven by Hurricane Sandy’s huge waves, was flattening dunes and sending sand and water on Highway 12 on both Hatteras and Ocracoke. And, then the assault began on the backside of the islands. By daylight, Hatteras and Ocracoke villages were underwater, soon to be followed […]
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As dawn was breaking this Sunday morning, the high tide, driven by Hurricane Sandy’s huge waves, was flattening dunes and sending sand and water on Highway 12 on both Hatteras and Ocracoke. And, then the assault began on the backside of the islands. By daylight, Hatteras and Ocracoke villages were underwater, soon to be followed […]
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Highway 12 south of the Bonner Bridge to Rodanthe was closed early this morning because of sand and water from ocean overwash. The ocean is pouring over the dunes and onto Highway 12 in north Buxton by the motels, and also between Frisco and Hatteras at the site of Isabel Inlet, carved out by a […]
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Hurricane Sandy, aka Frankenstorm, made its presence known on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands today with heavy rain, gale force wind gusts, and some ocean overwash. By and large, it was little more than a nasty day at the beach, although conditions are forecast to deteriorate overnight and tomorrow. At 5 p.m., Sandy was some 400 […]
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