A high risk of rip currents continues on Saturday from Buxton to Duck, (while a moderate risk of rip currents is in effect from Frisco to Ocracoke), due to the lingering effects of offshore Hurricane Fiona, per an update from the National Weather Service. An elevated threat of rip currents will likely remain through the […]
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After a two-year shutdown due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival, (which is celebrating its 25th year in 2022), is returning to the Outer Banks, and registration is currently open for any visitor or resident who wants to join in this Outer Banks-wide and multiple-day event. The festival will be held […]
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St. John United Methodist Church (UMC) in Avon will host a Blessing of the Animals event on Sunday, October 2, at 2:00 p.m. The event will be held outside on the church grounds, and everyone is welcome to bring their beloved furry family member(s) to the occasion. The St. John’s United Methodist Church is located […]
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Newly formed Tropical Depression (TD) 9 is moving slowly west through the central Caribbean Sea, and impacts to eastern North Carolina from TD 9 are possible late next week, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. TD 9 is forecast to turn north through the western Caribbean Sea early next week […]
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N.C. Highway 12 remains open and passable after Friday morning’s 6:30 a.m. high tide, however, moderate to major ocean overwash is now possible for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Wave runup from powerful swells will bring ocean overwash to locations with vulnerable dunes. Beachfront […]
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Minor ocean overwash was reported north of Hatteras village and on northern Ocracoke Island with Thursday evening’s high tide, however, North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) crews are clearing the roadway, and N.C. Highway 12 remains open and passable throughout Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. NCDOT stated in a social media update that they are preparing […]
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Cape Hatteras Elementary School and Cape Hatteras Secondary School will operate on a 3-hour delay on Friday, September 23, due to anticipated road conditions and possible flooding from distant Hurricane Fiona. While Fiona is expected to remain well offshore, strong long-period swells from the hurricane will result in several days of dangerous rip currents, minor […]
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The wreck of the schooner Ada F. Whitney, which occurred on September 22, 1885, was a very difficult but somewhat routine event for the life-savers during a somewhat difficult time in America. In the year of this wreck, 1885, America had 38 states – yet to become would be the states of Washington, Idaho, Montana, […]
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A Coastal Flood Advisory, High Surf Advisory, and Gale Warning are in effect beginning on Thursday afternoon due to indirect impacts expected from distant Hurricane Fiona. While Fiona is expected to remain well offshore as it moves up the East Coast, strong long-period swells from the hurricane will result in a period of dangerous rip […]
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Due to the potential for ocean over wash and beach erosion associated with distant Hurricane Fiona, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) recommends that visitors avoid the beach adjacent to Rodanthe, N.C., from Thursday, Sept 22 through Friday, Sept. 23. The recommendation to avoid a two-mile stretch of beach, between the north end of Rodanthe and […]
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