Chris remained a strong tropical storm on Tuesday morning, and is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane later in the day. However, the storm will also begin to slowly move northeast today, followed by a more substantial acceleration on Wednesday. Due to the persistent wind and swell from the storm, rough surf and dangerous rip […]
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Purple martins are beginning to return to their roost at the west end of the old Manns Harbor bridge. By the end of July the number of birds at the site is expected to be close to 100,000. During the roosting season, N.C. Department of Transportation activates flashing lights and a 20 mph speed limit […]
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Over the past several months, locals officials on the Outer Banks have been working together to develop innovative ways to share beach safety information with residents and visitors. Expanding the use of social media to deliver quick, focused messages on beach hazards like rip currents, marine life, and shorebreak from a local’s perspective, was seen […]
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It was not as long ago as it may feel to many Outer Banks residents, but it was indeed last century when planning for the replacement for the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge over Oregon Inlet began. As the massive deck under construction dwarfs the adjacent 55-year-old span that will soon be gone, it may be […]
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Visitors and locals cruising by Nedo’s, Lee Robinson’s General Store, and other familiar landmarks in Hatteras village may have done a double-take in recent weeks, as a series of colorful murals have seemingly popped up overnight at different locales throughout the community. The new wave of artworks, which has now spread to the Red & […]
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Tropical Storm Chris remains mostly stationary over the Gulf Stream off the coast of North Carolina, and is expected to continue to slowly strengthen today, per the Monday morning briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. Chris is forecast to become a hurricane on Tuesday, but is expected to remain offshore, […]
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The Coast Guard would like to warn mariners and beachgoers of hazardous weather and sea states that could take place as Tropical Storm Chris makes its way up the east coast. Wind, waves and visibility can quickly become problematic for boaters, while the increased sea states leading up to and after a tropical storm […]
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For more info, visit www.weather.gov/mhx for weather forecast information, or the National Weather Service office in Newport / Morehead City’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/NWSMoreheadCity/. RELATED ARTICLES: UPDATE: Minor Impacts Expected from Tropical Depression Three Tropical Depression Forming off of North Carolina Coast
Tropical Depression Three is expected to slowly strengthen and meander off the North Carolina coast this weekend into Monday before lifting northeast Tuesday. At this time, however, it looks like the system will remain far enough off the coast to limit direct impacts to the Outer Banks. Due to the persistent wind and swell, […]
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The National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office and the Hyde County Emergency Services Department are currently monitoring an area of disturbed weather situated a few hundred miles southeast of the North Carolina Coast. Showers and thunderstorms associated with a well-defined but still weak low pressure system located a few hundred miles southeast of […]
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