An area of low pressure southwest of Bermuda is expected to bring rain, wind, and an elevated risk of rip currents through the end of the week, per a Tuesday afternoon update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. The area of low pressure currently has a 40% chance of becoming […]
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On Saturday, September 5, the U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet received a report of a 25’ ft. sports craft with four people on board that had suffered an engine failure 19 miles off of Oregon Inlet, per a recent update from the station. The vessel was drifting south at a steady rate, and had […]
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The new Jug Handle Bridge is 46% complete and is on track to open to the public in the fall of 2021, per a Thursday night update from North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) resident engineer for the project, Pablo Hernandez. 52 of 108 bents have been installed, (or the groups of pilings that will […]
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The annual HICF 5K, which is a fall event that raises money for the Hatteras Island Cancer Foundation, is going virtual this year in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Locally famous for its wave of pink-infused participants who traditionally follow a 3.1-mile course through the heart of Kinnakeet Shores, this year, runners and walkers can […]
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Hot weather will continue on Thursday, with temperatures well into the 90s and high humidity creating dangerous heat indices in the 105-115 degree range this afternoon, per an update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. A high risk of rip currents is also forecast Thursday from the tip of Cape Hatteras to […]
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On August 6, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revised their annual hurricane outlook for 2020. Initially released in May, NOAA’s revised report stated that the Atlantic Basin could have noticeably more named storms than expected, leading to an “Extremely Active” remainder of the 2020 hurricane season. Certainly, the days and weeks that followed […]
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As Tropical Depression 15 moves away from the N.C. coast, a high risk of rip currents remains in effect from Oregon Inlet to Cape Lookout on Tuesday, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Increased swell from Tropical Depression 15, which developed off of N.C. on Monday, will […]
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Tropical Depression 15 has developed off the coast of eastern North Carolina and is expected to pass offshore tonight, before moving quickly out to sea and potentially strengthening into Tropical Storm Nana, per a Monday afternoon update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. Increased swell from Tropical Depression 15 will […]
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On Thursday, August 27, U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet received a call from a 26’ Grady White in distress approximately six miles off of Oregon Inlet, per a recent online report from the station. The vessel in distress began taking on water and was making its way back to the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center. […]
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With a developing low-pressure system offshore, a high risk of rip currents is in effect from Oregon Inlet to Cape Lookout on Monday, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport / Morehead City office. A high risk of rip currents means that life-threatening rip currents are likely, and the surf zone is dangerous […]
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