As of the 2:00 p.m. update, the National Hurricane Center has determined that Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen has gained tropical characteristics and is now Tropical Storm Ophelia with current maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. At 2:00 p.m., Ophelia was located about 185 miles south of Cape Hatteras and was moving north-northwest at 12 mph. […]
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Storm Surge Watch upgraded to Storm Surge Warning for the Outer Banks
A Storm Surge Watch has been upgraded to a Storm Surge Warning for the Outer Banks, due to the potential for storm surge flooding greater than 3 feet above ground level. A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation somewhere within the warning area in the next 36 hours The Outer […]
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Nancy Deaton Bryant
January 14, 1932 – September 18, 2023 SOUTHERN SHORES — Nancy Deaton Bryant, 91, of Southern Shores, NC, passed away on September 18, 2023. Nancy was born January 14, 1932, in Richmond, Virginia, and grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina. She spent her adult life in Virginia, mostly in the Northern Virginia area. She was […]
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Tropical Storm Ophelia expected to form on Friday; Tropical Storm Warning in effect for the Outer Banks
Tropical storm conditions are starting to be realized on Friday morning with rain, increasing winds, and hazardous ocean conditions affecting the Outer Banks, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS). The National Hurricane Center anticipates that Tropical Storm Ophelia will form later on Friday and will make landfall along the North Carolina coast on Saturday, […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore announces facility closures ahead of severe weather conditions
The National Park Service has started closing facilities ahead of severe weather conditions at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Facilities are expected to reopen Sunday, Sept. 24, after post-storm assessments are completed. Cape Hatteras National Seashore Facilities on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands are closed. Facilities north […]
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All Ocracoke Island ferries suspended due to weather
The Hatteras-Ocracoke, Ocracoke-Swan Quarter, and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry operations have been suspended for Friday, September 22, due to deteriorating weather conditions, per an update from the North Carolina Ferry System. To get notified of ferry delays or cancellations, sign up for text and/or email alerts via the N.C. Ferry System’s FINS system: www.ncdot.gov/fins. Users will get […]
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Dare County Schools will have Remote Learning Day on Friday, September 22
Friday, September 22, will be designated as a Remote Learning Day for all Dare County Schools, (including Cape Hatteras Elementary and Cape Hatteras Secondary Schools), in anticipation of adverse weather conditions, The district’s major concern has been the increasing wind speeds beginning in the early morning south of Oregon Inlet. and after 11:00 a.m. in […]
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Tropical Storm Warning, Storm Surge Watch issued for the Outer Banks
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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National Seashore’s Cape Point, Frisco, and Ocracoke campgrounds close ahead of expected tropical storm conditions
Due to tropical storm strength winds and heavy rainfall forecast for tomorrow and continuing into the weekend, Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s Oregon Inlet, Cape Point, Frisco, and Ocracoke campgrounds will close at 12 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22. The campgrounds will reopen once post-storm assessments are completed. Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen is likely to bring tropical […]
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Salina Lynn Moose
NAGS HEAD — Salina Lynn Moose, 59, of Nags Head, NC, courageously battled ovarian cancer before she passed away on September 19, 2023, at her home. She was born on March 11, 1964, in Statesville, NC. Salina graduated from West Iredell High School in 1982 and graduated from Mitchell Community College with a BA degree. […]
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