N.C. Highway 12 temporarily closed near Blue Sea Road in Rodanthe on Thursday night due to oceanside flooding that accompanied Thursday evening’s high tide. It was reported that roughly eight cars had gotten stuck in the sand and saltwater near the S-Curves north of Rodanthe as of 8:00 p.m., and that efforts were underway to […]
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Ocean overwash on N.C. Highway 12 was reported on Thursday morning in northern Rodanthe, and periods of overwash and beach erosion are expected to continue over the next several days, especially around high tide, and mainly north of Cape Hatteras. NCDOT crews are currently clearing sand from N.C. Highway 12 as of Thursday morning, however, motorists should […]
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Despite strong northeast winds that gusted to more than 20 mph, the 5th Annual Fish Like a Girl Tournament drew a large, pink-hued crowd to the Avon Pier for an action-packed morning of fishing and fundraising for a very worthy local cause. The annual tournament is held the first week of October every year, and […]
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A high risk of rip currents continues on Monday for all of the Outer Banks, per a Monday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. A combination of elevated seas and onshore winds will produce dangerous surf conditions today throughout the Outer Banks with surf heights of 3-6 feet. The […]
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On the morning that Dorian made landfall on Cape Hatteras, Pastor Tim Fitch was at his Tri-villages home when his mother, Rev. Susie Fitch-Slater of the Ocracoke Methodist Church, initiated one of the most terrifying phone calls of his life. “It was the kind of phone call that you never want to hear,” he says. […]
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The Frisco Really Free Market, which has become a central spot post-Dorian to drop off donations and pick up supplies, has revised its schedule for the next two weeks, per market organizers. The Free Market at the Frisco Fire Station will be open on Saturday, October 5, and will then shift to a three-day-per-week schedule, […]
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A high risk of rip currents continues on Friday for the Outer Banks, and especially north of Cape Hatteras, per a Friday morning update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Long period swells will continue to impact the Outer Banks beaches today, with surf heights of 3-5 feet. The swell energy […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) announced several recent updates and news items related to recreational activities and seashore conditions on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands. News items and events related to the National Seashore for the week of October 4 include the following: Seashore Updates On November 2, 2019, Cape Hatteras National Seashore, along with […]
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How much can a group of storm-weary island ladies accomplish with a good idea, a lot of elbow grease, and a goal to generate as much money as possible to help others affected by Hurricane Dorian? The answer is quite a lot… and they can do it ridiculously quickly, too. That’s exactly what happened when […]
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On Wednesday evening, the North Carolina Ferry System announced a change in schedule for routes serving Ocracoke Island during the recovery from Hurricane Dorian. This is an update to the previous announcement of ferry schedule changes and the opening of N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke to 4WD vehicles. Due to public concerns, state officials decided […]
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