Locals coined a new term for the storm that brought snow, high winds, and soundside flooding to Hatteras and Ocracoke islands – a Snowicane. Islanders reported seeing iced-over canal and sound waters overflowing into yards and side streets, creating an extra cold soundside flooding event. The winter storm that arrived late Wednesday afternoon caused soundside […]
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Thursday presented an unusual landscape on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, as residents woke up to soundside flooding, snow, ice, and most commonly, a combination of all of the above. Soundside flooding peaked in the early hours of Thursday morning in Hatteras village, Frisco, and Avon, but was starting to recede for most affected areas by […]
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Due to continued hazardous conditions as a result of the recent winter storm, National Park Service visitor facilities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial, will remain closed on Friday, January 5. Beach access ramps will remain open to off-road vehicles and pedestrians at Cape Hatteras National […]
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In anticipation of a winter storm event, National Park Service visitor facilities at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial, will be closed on Thursday, January 4. Visitor facilities, including visitor centers and off-road vehicle permit offices, at all three parks are scheduled to return to normal operating […]
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Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative recently concluded a cost of service study, which was conducted to ensure that electricity rates are sufficient to recover the cooperative’s power costs and operating expenses for both residential and commercial members. CHEC’s rate consultant, along with management, reviewed the results of the study and presented the findings to the cooperative […]
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A Coastal Floor Advisory and High Surf Advisory has been issued for Dare and Hyde Counties per the Wednesday morning storm briefing from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Newport / Morehead City. Winds are projected to increase starting on Wednesday evening, and will peak just before daybreak on Thursday. Maximum sustained winds are […]
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The potential snowfall accumulation increased in the Wednesday afternoon storm briefing from the National Weather Service Forecast office in Newport /Morehead City. As of Wednesday afternoon, the forecasted accumulation is now 4-6 inches of snow north of Oregon Inlet, and 2-3 inches south. Dare County Schools announced that schools will be cancelled on January 4, […]
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Soundside flooding from Oregon Inlet to Ocracoke Island is forecasted over the course of the imminent winter storm, per the late Wednesday morning update from the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Newport / Morehead City. Oceanside flooding is also possible north of Hatteras, and a total soundside water level rise of 2 to 3 […]
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Island residents and visitors caught a rare sight on Tuesday, as sound and canal waters began to freeze from Rodanthe to Hatteras village and beyond. Pictures began surfacing on social media of frosted waters on early Tuesday morning, and with temperatures remaining in the 20s and possible 30s for the immediate future, the frozen waters […]
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Rough seas, winds, and a little snow may be headed to the Outer Banks starting on Wednesday, per the Tuesday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. Confidence is increasing among forecasters for elevated impacts, and a Winter Storm Watch is in effect for most of inland Eastern North Carolina, […]
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