The North Carolina Department of Transportation is planning a series on public hearings on the Outer Banks from June 20 – 22 on its preferred alternative for bridging a troublesome “hot spot” along Highway 12 in north Rodanthe and S-curves on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. Last month, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved the […]
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Danger of hurricane storm surge is topic of ‘To the Point’ radio interview….WITH AUDIO
If you missed the presentation at the Fessenden Center on Saturday, May 21, on the dangers of storm surge during tropical cyclones — featuring a storm surge expert from the National Hurricane Center — you can catch up with the audio of the newest edition of “To the Point,” the Radio Hatteras interview show hosted […]
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UPDATE: Tropical storm warning now in effect for Hatteras, Ocracoke
Meanwhile, residents and visitors should monitor the latest forecasts, watches, and warning on the local Weather Service website at www.weather.gov/mhx/. Or check out the local office on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NWSMoreheadCity/?fref=ts. Click here to see the 5:30 p.m. briefing on Tropical Storm Colin’s local impacts.
Budget, Buxton beach, and ballots
Let this blog serve as a reminder that some important dates are coming up the first of next week. We’ve all been busy on Hatteras and Ocracoke with the influx of Memorial Day visitors and the unwelcome arrival of tropical cyclone Bonnie, which managed to hang around the better part of the week with heavy […]
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Bonnie is finally gone and sunny skies return — for now
By IRENE NOLAN TTropical Depression Bonnie kept trucking east over the Atlantic overnight — never making it back to tropical storm status — and sunny skies returned to the Outer Banks this morning. Roads on Hatteras and Ocracoke began drying out, although there is still standing water in places, especially east of Hatteras village, in […]
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UPDATE: Bonnie could become tropical storm again
By IRENE NOLAN The National Hurricane Center said in its 5 p.m. update on Tropical Depression Bonnie that the storm’s maximum sustained winds have increased to 35 mph with higher gusts and that some additional strengthening is possible overnight. The Hurricane Center says Bonnie could become a tropical storm again, but if it does, the […]
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Bonnie redevelops into tropical depression flooding the islands
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Dare County releases video update on new bridge construction ….WITH VIDEO
According to the N.C. Department of Transportation travelers to and from Hatteras Island can expect daytime lane closures at the Bonner Bridge Monday through Friday during daylight hours until June 13. One lane will remain open during these closures, but motorists should allow extra time to reach their destinations. Daytime lane closures are not allowed […]
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Record rainfall set in areas of Hatteras on Memorial Day
A plume of tropical moisture along with the remnants of Post-Tropical Cyclone Bonnie teamed up to bring record rainfall to areas of Hatteras Island on Memorial Day. According to the National Weather Service in Newport/Morehead City, widespread 4- to 5-inch rainfall totals were measured on Hatteras with a record 7.09 inches for May 30 recorded […]
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Tropical system will bring rain, threat of rip currents
The National Hurricane Center has upgraded an area of disturbed weather southeast of Charleston, S.C., to a tropical depression, the second tropical cyclone of the 2016 season, and issued a tropical storm warning for the South Carolina coast. However, even if the depression becomes Tropical Storm Bonnie later tonight or Saturday morning, the system is […]
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