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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The month of October is nationally recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and on Hatteras Island, a number of local restaurants and businesses have joined the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation (HICF) in their annual Drink Pink Campaign, which raises funds through island-wide libations. HICF is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that provides support for cancer patients […]
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The volunteers who perform the weekly Beach Apparatus Drill reenactment at the Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station Historic Site in Rodanthe are taking their impressive outdoor show on the road. This week, 13 modern-day surfmen will be traveling more than 700 miles to Kittery, Maine for a command performance that coincides with the annual U.S. Life-Saving Service […]
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One of the most destructive Outer Banks storms in living memory made landfall 20 years ago on September 18, 2003, destroying homes and businesses in Hatteras village and creating a temporary inlet that separated Hatteras from the rest of the world for more than two months. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Hurricane Isabel […]
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Though the Annual Day at the Docks celebration was canceled in 2023 due to Hurricane Lee, three cornerstone events from the festival have been rescheduled for Friday and Saturday, September 29-30. The Seafood Under the Stars event will take place on Friday evening at 6:30 p.m., featuring a chef-prepared six-course dinner with an optional wine […]
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Hatteras Island beachcombers were treated to a treasure trove of finds over the weekend, as Hurricane Lee left behind waves of whelks that were spotted near Cape Point in Buxton. Although Cape Point is usually considered a Mecca for fishermen, on Saturday and Sunday, it was one of the most popular shelling spots on the […]
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Though N.C. Highway 12 was not heavily impacted by Friday’s 8:30 a.m. high tide, and conditions are beginning to ease as Hurricane Lee continues its offshore northern trek, ocean overwash and coastal flooding will remain a possibility through Saturday, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City office. Hurricane Lee brought ocean overwash to […]
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On Saturday, October 21, the public is invited to head to the grounds of the Frisco Woods Campground for a grand Fall Festival which will feature games, food trucks, trick or treating, a pumpkin patch, raffles, an oyster roast, BBQ, and many more activities for attendees of all ages. And while fall-style fun will be […]
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With peak travel season on the Outer Banks coming to an end, N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT) crews are changing speed limit signs along sections of N.C. Highway 12 to higher, off-season speed limits. The speed limits in the Tri-villages of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo, as well as in Avon and Frisco, will return to […]
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The annual Day at the Docks festival, which was originally scheduled for September 16-17, has been canceled due to an ongoing Coastal Flood Warning which may impact Hatteras village and N.C. Highway 12 through the weekend. “Unfortunately, with the latest Coastal Flood Warning and the water already breaching the dunes coming into the village, we […]
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