A strong cold front on Friday night produced some intense thunderstorms across the eastern North Carolina area, especially over the Outer Banks where winds gusted to 77 mph at the Avon Fishing Pier, according to the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. Peak wind gusts in other areas of the Outer Banks included […]
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Major Accident on N.C. Highway 12 in Avon
Traffic on N.C. Highway 12 was stopped on both sides of Ace Hardware and the Food Lion shopping plaza in Avon from approximately 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., when traffic slowly resumed in both directions. It was reported that the accident involved a Dare County sanitation truck and a white van. The Dare County Sheriff’s […]
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After a Weekend of Freezing Temps, Islanders Await the Big Thaw
By JOY CRIST After a prolonged period of freezing that followed the winter storm on Thursday, January 4, islanders were anxiously awaiting the forecasted warmer temperatures on Monday, and hopefully a big accompanying thaw. Dare County Schools remained closed on Monday, and the North Carolina Ferry System reported a cease in operations in several routes […]
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Dangerous Driving Conditions will Continue Through the Weekend
By JOY CRIST Roads throughout the Outer Banks remain covered with snow and ice and with very little warming, making travel difficult throughout the islands. All Dare and Hyde County offices are closed on Friday, January 5. Temperatures are forecasted to remain in the 20s and low 30s until Monday, when they will jump up […]
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Snow and Soundside Flooding Create a Bizarre Island Landscape; Friday Closures Announced
Thursday presented an unusual landscape on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, as residents woke up to soundside flooding, snow, ice, and most commonly, a combination of all of the above. Soundside flooding peaked in the early hours of Thursday morning in Hatteras village, Frisco, and Avon, but was starting to recede for most affected areas by […]
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Ice Cold Temperatures Cause Sound and Canal Waters to Freeze …WITH VIDEO AND SLIDE SHOW
Island residents and visitors caught a rare sight on Tuesday, as sound and canal waters began to freeze from Rodanthe to Hatteras village and beyond. Pictures began surfacing on social media of frosted waters on early Tuesday morning, and with temperatures remaining in the 20s and possible 30s for the immediate future, the frozen waters […]
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The Stories We’re Keeping an Eye on for 2018
By JOY CRIST This is a bit of a complementary blog to the last entry, which was a wrap-up of all the stories that grabbed our attention in 2017. Suffice it to say, it?s an interesting time on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, as there are a number of projects that are in process, and which […]
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Spans of Bonner Bridge Moving Closer to Eventual Connection
Per the latest video update from the NCDOT, crews at the Bonner Bridge project are getting closer to working on the southern and northern inclines that will eventually connect the in-process segments of the new bridge. At the northern end of the Bonner Bridge project, having completed 25 spans stretching for .75 miles, crews are […]
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Water Break Causes Temporary Loss of Water in Frisco
A waterline leak at Lullaby Lane and NC Highway 12 in Frisco has led to water being temporarily shut off for Frisco residents as crews make repairs. As of 8:30 a.m., crews from the Dare County Water Department were on site and were working on resolving the issue. During the process, a new valve will […]
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Damaged Fire Hydrant Leads to Temporary Loss of Water for Frisco By JOY CRIST
A damaged fire hydrant in the vicinity of Central Drive and Old Landing Drive in Frisco led to water temporally being turned off for Frisco residents on Friday afternoon and night. It was reported that a fire hydrant had been run over by a vehicle on early Friday afternoon, causing the damage and a subsequent […]
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