What’s behind the Veil? Thousands of years ago, there was a massive super-nova explosion in the constellation, Cygnus. The remnants of that explosion formed a nebula called the Cygnus Loop. It looks like this: Cygnus Loop is about 120 light years across and has a magnitude of +5. It is believed to be about 20,000 […]
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The commercial flounder season will reopen Oct. 9 for gigs and hook-and-line in internal coastal waters statewide. Additionally, a flounder trip limit is established for the Pound Net Southern Management Area. The commercial flounder season for gigs and hook-and-line in the Northern and Southern Management Areas reopens at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9. The harvest […]
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An unoccupied 30-foot catamaran named the Katalyst grounded yesterday afternoon near the north end of Oregon Inlet. Prior to the grounding at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, multiple passengers were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. The National Park Service is consulting with the U.S. Coast Guard and working with the owner to have the vessel […]
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Minor to moderate flooding and standing water were reported on multiple sections of N.C. Highway 12 with Friday morning’s heavy rains and approximate 11:00 a.m. high tide, although the highway remained open and passable as of 11:30 a.m. “NC12 is open, but conditions are difficult,” stated the NCDOT in a Friday morning update. “If you […]
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A Tornado Watch has been issued for the entire Eastern North Carolina region, including the Outer Banks, until 10 p.m. on Friday, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. The NWS advises all residents and visitors to ensure that they have multiple ways to receive warnings throughout the day and […]
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On Thursday, September 29, U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet responded to a report of four mariners aboard the S/V KATALYST caught in heavy seas and unable to make way to safe haven. The Coast Guard’s 47251 and 47258 Motor Lifeboats responded to the incident, with the 47258 directly responding to the distressed mariners and […]
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Power has been restored to Frisco, Hatteras village, and Ocracoke Island after a Friday morning outage that affected the southern Outer Banks, per an update from the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative. The outage was reported at 6:05 a.m. on Friday and was due to a downed wire near the Hatteras Civic Center that caused a pole […]
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All ferry operations for Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands have been suspended as of Friday at 8:00 a.m., per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Ferry service will resume once weather conditions improve. The impacted ferry routes include the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry, the Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry, and the Ocracoke-Swan Quarter ferry. As of […]
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Due to anticipated weather conditions in our service area with the approach of Hurricane Ian, College of The Albemarle (COA) will be closed on Friday, September 30, 2022. All COA campuses will be closed for students and employees on Friday – classes canceled. All activities for Friday evening and the weekend are also canceled. […]
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The National Hurricane Center has issued a Tropical Storm Warning and a Storm Surge Watch for all areas of the Outer Banks due to the expected impacts from an area of low pressure off the southeastern coast of the U.S. This developing system—which is currently identified as Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 by the National Hurricane Center, and which could […]
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