The latest update from the National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City tweaks the forecast for the approaching Hurricane Matthew to increase winds along the Outer Banks and increase storm surge levels on the soundside of southern Hatteras and Ocracoke and along the oceanside on northern Hatteras. According to the latest statement from the Weather Service […]
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Two more abandoned makeshift boats — also apparently vessels used by Cuban refugees — washed ashore on Hatteras Island between the villages of Avon and Salvo on Saturday morning. That makes three apparent refuge vessels to make it to the shores of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore in not quite two weeks. All have been […]
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Hurricane Matthew’s forecast track shifted slightly to the north overnight and then shifted again closer to the North Carolina coast this morning, bringing the storm closer to the Outer Banks before it moves east out into the Atlantic and eventually re-curves back down to the south. There is already a small craft advisory in effect […]
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Matthew’s forecast track shifted slightly again in the 5 p.m. update from the National Hurricane Center, bringing the storm closer to the south coast of North Carolina Saturday night before it moves east out into the Atlantic and eventually re-curves back down to the south. There are no changes to the tropical storm warning for […]
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Video by Dr. Rudy A structure fire at Pop’s Raw Bar in Buxton caused damage and traffic delays on Wednesday evening, Oct. 5. The report of the fire was received by local dispatch at 5:03 p.m. and was responded to by 18 personnel and three pieces of equipment from the Buxton Volunteer Fire Department, eight […]
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This morning, Richard Bandy, the meteorologist-in-charge of the local National Weather Service Office in Newport/Morehead City, began the first of two daily webinars on Hurricane Matthew with the headlines, which are promising for the Outer Banks. The National Hurricane Center track, Bandy said, hasn’t changed much since yesterday afternoon. Matthew is forecast to hug the […]
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The Dare County Control Group met again this morning to review Hurricane Matthew. “The current forecast from the National Hurricane Center shows the storm tracking further south than previously predicted and away from Dare County,” according to a news release. “While this is an improved forecast for our area, it is too early to know […]
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A fire that was reported at 5:03 p.m. at Pop’s Raw Bar and Grill on Highway 12 just across from Buxton Harbor had traffic on Highway 12 at a standstill in both directions for almost three hours last evening. According to Jeffrey Del Monte, deputy chief of the Buxton Volunteer Fire Department, Buxton firefighting crews […]
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After an investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard, an abandoned vessel that washed up on the beach in Avon on Sept. 27 and was thought to have once held refugees, will be on display in the Hatteras community again. According to Hatteras Island District Ranger Joe Darling, the Coast Guard asked the National Park Service […]
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