Ocean overwash was reported on N.C. Highway 12 in Avon as of 11:00 a.m. on Saturday near Ocean View Drive and the Food Lion plaza. As of 11:00 a.m., overwash had not yet significantly impacted N.C. Highway 12 in Rodanthe, Frisco, Buxton or Hatteras, however, flooding was reported near residences and side streets along the […]
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A High Wind Warning, Coastal Flood Warning and High Surf Advisory are currently in effect for Dare County as a coastal storm moves through our area. Strong winds, heavy rain, large waves, and life-threatening coastal flooding will bring significant impacts with conditions expected to deteriorate throughout Saturday afternoon and into Sunday. Persistent high winds with […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation has suspended operations on one of its ferry routes and could suspend others depending on impacts from a strong storm lashing the North Carolina coast. On Friday afternoon, the state Ferry Division suspended operations on its Hatteras to Ocracoke-Silver Lake ferry route due to the strong storm. Ferry personnel are monitoring […]
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Hatteras Island was mostly quiet on Friday evening, with local grocery store parking lots moderately full, as islanders made last-minute preparations for an upcoming weekend storm that is expected to bring ocean overwash, coastal flooding, high winds, and heavy rains until early next week. The imminent nor’easter, which is expected to peak on midday […]
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In the midst of a blustery cold front, with a coastal storm headed to the Outer Banks this weekend, members of the Dare County Waterways Commission on Tuesday were worried that the current navigable conditions in Hatteras Inlet would suffer. Part of their concern was focused on the lapsed agreement that has delayed maintenance dredging […]
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October 6, 1952 – November 8, 2019 AVON — David Larry Pierce, 67, of Avon, NC died Friday, November 8, 2019. Born in Watertown, NY on October 6, 1952, he was the son of the late Mary Alice and Clarence J. Pierce. Having served his country honorably, David was a veteran of the United States […]
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Copublished with Carolina Public Press The state House and Senate approved Thursday $180 million in disaster recovery funding along with an array of policy changes as the General Assembly wrapped up work for the year. The storm recovery bill was hammered out by House and Senate negotiators who dialed back some of what the House approved […]
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Confidence has increased that a slow-moving, strong, and potentially life-threatening coastal storm will impact the Outer Banks through this weekend into early next week, and a High Wind Warning, Storm Warning, and Coastal Flood Warning have been issued ahead of the storm, per a Friday morning briefing from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / […]
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The National Weather Service (NWS) in Newport/Morehead City has issued a coastal flood watch through Monday at 1 p.m. and a high surf watch through Sunday evening in anticipation of a powerful storm system that will bring high winds and coastal flooding to the Outer Banks this weekend. Per a Thursday evening briefing from NWS […]
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The N.C. Department of Transportation is warning motorists in eastern North Carolina that the storm forecast to hit the area starting Friday night could affect travel on N.C. 12 on the Outer Banks and cause roads to flood in some coastal areas throughout the weekend. Drivers should avoid traveling through standing or rushing water and […]
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