Despite some additional ocean overwash due to a low pressure system looming off the coast, the NCDOT North Carolina Ferry System reported on Wednesday afternoon that plans are still in place to reopen the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry to the public on Friday, September 28. “Weather and tides permitting, we still hope to have the road open […]
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An aerial image recently taken by a NASA satellite shows how excessive flooding may be impacting sound and ocean waters all along the coast of North Carolina. Captured on September 19, the satellite image shows how the inland flooding has affected water quality in the White Oak River, New River, Adams Creek, as well as […]
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By JOY CRIST Hatteras and Ocracoke islands were gratefully spared the bulk of Hurricane Florence ? a fact that was lost on no one in the community. Even the Dare County Board of Commissioners focused on the sheer luck that moved Florence away from a direct hit to the Outer Banks at their Monday meeting, […]
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Despite ocean overwash and subsequent damage to portions of N.C. Highway 12 on northern Ocracoke Island, all 15 of Ocracoke’s wild horses made it through Hurricane Florence just fine, with no damage to the perimeter pony pen. “They were able to be cared for almost continuously throughout the storm,” said David Hallac, Cape Hatteras National […]
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Damage assessment imagery in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence paints a vivid, street-by-street portrait of how communities all along the North and South Carolina coastlines were impacted by the storm. The tool, which is used by multiple organizations that respond to natural disasters, provides essential information on how coastal areas are affected by a storm […]
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On Tuesday morning, Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) announced that its two new public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations were up and running. One station is installed in Rodanthe in the parking lot of Kitty Hawk Kites, and the second station is installed at Hatteras Landing in Hatteras Village. The Level 2 ChargePoint stations each […]
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By JOY CRIST By JOY CRIST Amid concerns that Hatteras Inlet was unnavigable after Hurricane Florence affected the area, local fishermen went out into the inlet waters to check on the accessibility, and to set polyform buoys to mark a clear route through the inlet waters. “The [fishermen] are the ones who need to use […]
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As of Monday morning, Ocracoke Island was still under restricted access, and the Hatteras / Ocracoke ferry terminal remained closed due to damage to N.C. Highway 12. On Hatteras, however, just patches of sand remained on the highway, after long clean-up efforts by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to return the road to […]
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On Sunday, September 16, four volunteer linemen from the Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative (CHEC) packed their chest waders, their tools, and their gear to head to Harkers Island and the Down East community to assist with the devastating damage that stemmed from Hurricane Florence. CHEC has a total of nine linemen on staff, and the […]
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Florence’s top wind speeds have lowered as the storm approaches the Carolina coast, but the forecasted impacts for Hatteras and Ocracoke islands remain the same, per the Thursday morning update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City update. Oceanside flooding was reported at several locations on Hatteras Island as of 8 a.m. […]
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