The Jug Handle Bridge is 88% complete as of September 2, with a projected opening date of early 2022, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) resident engineer for the project, Pablo Hernandez. As of September 2, 356 of 388 concrete girders have been set, and 104 out of 108 bents […]
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Every generation or so, the Outer Banks experiences a major storm that changes the landscape. These changes include alterations to the literal geography of the islands, for sure, but they also entail shifts in our perspectives, and in how the local community responds to storms going forward. Hurricane Irene was one of these life-altering storms, […]
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Swell from Tropical Storm Henri continues to build, bringing powerful surf and dangerous rip currents to all area beaches this weekend, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport /Morehead City office. Henri is expected to become a hurricane today, but will remain well offshore as it heads up the East Coast. Dangerous […]
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Dare County announced 51 new positive COVID-19 test results from August 18, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 4,224. With Wednesday’s new cases, the current number of active cases in the county is now 155. There are also six recent hospitalizations, and 10 of the 51 cases […]
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Swells from distant Tropical Storm Henri will impact Hatteras and Ocracoke Island beaches from Friday through the weekend, resulting in rough surf and the potential for life-threatening rip currents, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport /Morehead City office. Though Henri is expected to remain well offshore, increased swell from Henri will […]
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On the morning of Monday, August 16, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) biological technicians discovered a live, two-headed loggerhead sea turtle hatchling during one of their routine sea turtle nest excavations. The excavation occurred south of Ramp 32 on Hatteras Island, in between the villages of Avon and Salvo. “Overall, genetic deformities of sea turtle […]
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Though the recently formed Tropical Storm Henri is expected to remain well offshore with no direct impacts to the Outer Banks, Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands could see a potential increase in swell and a high risk of rip currents later in the week, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport /Morehead City […]
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A rocket launch scheduled for Tuesday evening in Virginia should be visible along Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, per a recent update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. On August 10 at 5:56 p.m., the launch of the Northrop Grumman CRS-16 Rocket will occur, weather permitting. This is a resupply mission for the International Space Station […]
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The roughly month-long Perseid Meteor Shower is on the verge of reaching its peak, and Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island visitors should have prime seats for the annual show. Known as one of the most popular meteor showers for expert and amateur astronomers alike, the summertime Perseid Meteor Shower can produce up to 60 meteors […]
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On Thursday, August 5, Cape Point reopened to off-road vehicles (ORVs) and pedestrians after a seasonal closure for bird nesting, per an update from the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Cape Point was closed to pedestrians and ORVs earlier in the season due to American oystercatcher chicks on the ground. Those chicks eventually fledged, and while […]
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