The National Park Service reopened some off-road vehicle routes in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore to night driving early this morning. The seashore’s ORV special regulation states that from Sept. 15 to Nov. 15, night driving is allowed on vehicle routes, or portions thereof, with no turtle nests remaining. Where turtle nests remain, the beaches […]
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A man and his would-be rescuer drown off Rodanthe beach
Two men, both visitors, drown in an apparent rip current in Rodanthe this afternoon — at the end of Dean Street just north of the Rodanthe Pier in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. According to the seashore’s chief ranger, Boone Vandzura, Dare Central received a call at 2:38 p.m. that swimmers were in trouble in […]
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Sept. 11, 2001: Lest we forget…
On Sept. 11, 2001, part-time Hatteras islander Mike Regan was a member of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department. Sept. 11 was a workday for him — the first day of a three-day tour. He arrived at Rescue Company No. 39 as usual about 7 a.m., and the first task was to check out […]
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Dare County updates damage estimate from Hermine By IRENE NOLAN
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN Dare County has updated its preliminary estimate of damage from Tropical Storm Hermine, which passed over the Outer Banks on Saturday morning, Sept. 3. The storm spun up a tornado in a Hatteras village campground before it moved offshore and the wind increased to a sustained mid-30s with gusts […]
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Dare Board talks about storm aftermath, damage estimates By IRENE NOLAN
“But we got to face the fact that there were problems and we need to fit it,” he added. County manger Robert Outten said the response was based on information that called for winds in the 40-mph range, minor to moderate soundside flooding. “So all the response, all of the efforts, all of the things […]
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By IRENE NOLAN
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN storm surge from Tropical Storm Hermine and began opening up businesses for visitors who seem to be enjoying themselves, despite the stormy start to the last holiday weekend of summer. Ferries started running again to and from Ocracoke this morning and visitors, who had been under a mandatory evacuation […]
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N.C. Department of Transportation crews along the Outer Banks and across northeastern North Carolina are preparing for Tropical Storm Hermine as it makes its way into North Carolina and aims for the coast. In the department’s Division One, which includes the Outer Banks and the northeastern counties, transportation personnel have been prepping since last weekend. […]
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Update: Tropical storm warning posted for entire NC coast
At 5 p.m. this evening, the National Hurricane Center extended its tropical storm warning to include a large chunk of the southeast Atlantic coast of the U.S. — from northern Florida to Duck– including the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds. And the local National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City warned that coastal North Carolina can […]
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Track of Hermine shifts back toward Outerbanks
Overnight, the track of Tropical Storm Hermine has shifted again — this time back toward the Outer Banks. As of the 8 a.m. update, Hermine was in the Gulf of Mexico with winds increased to 65 mph, headed north-northeast at about 12 mph. This track, with a slight increase in forward speed, is expected for […]
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Second tropical system in a week forecast for Hatteras, Ocracoke By IRENE NOLAN
By IRENE NOLAN By IRENE NOLAN It was only yesterday that we were bracing for a minimal tropical system to brush by Hatteras and Ocracoke, and the day after tomorrow, it looks like we’ll be hunkering down again. The second time around, we might not be as lucky as we were on Tuesday with only […]
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