Coastal Storm still on track for Monday / Early Tuesday per Latest NWS Update

A quick moving coastal storm will affect Hatteras and Ocracoke islands on Monday and early Tuesday, but will diminish by Tuesday afternoon, per the Sunday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Winds will increase through Monday morning, peaking Monday evening through mid-Tuesday morning.  Wind direction will be from […]

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Cargo Ship Loses 70 to 73 Cargo Containers 17 Miles Off of Oregon Inlet

The Coast Guard, NOAA and Environmental Protection Agency are monitoring the tracking and assessment of approximately 76 stray cargo containers about 17 miles off Oregon Inlet Saturday. On Sunday, March 4, the cargo ship Maersk Shanghai alerted watchstanders at Sector North Carolina’s command center via VHF-FM channel 16 that they lost about 70 cargo containers […]

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Highlights from the March 5 BOC Meeting

The Dare County Board of Commissioners (BOC) covered a wide range of Hatteras Island-related issues at their March 5 meeting in Manteo. Topics which pertained to the island and / or the local community included the following.   Coastal Storm Impacts Chairman Woodard spoke of the high winds and flooding associated with the recent coastal […]

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