A high risk of rip currents is in effect for Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island on Thursday, August 5, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Rip currents remain a threat throughout Thursday for beachgoers on the southern Outer Banks. A high risk of rip currents means that […]
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The threat of flash flooding continues for the Outer Banks on Wednesday, and an additional 1-3″ inches of rainfall is expected with locally higher amounts probable, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Some locations have already received 4-8″ of rain over the past couple of days, and […]
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Multiple rounds of heavy rains are expected over the next three days, and a Flash Flood Watch is in effect for Eastern N.C., including Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. A stalled front will remain near or over Eastern North Carolina for the […]
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National Park Service (NPS) biologists with the Cape Hatteras National Seashore conducted the first sea turtle nest excavation of the 2021 summer season on Sunday, August 1, at a recently hatched nest site near ORV Ramp 48 in Frisco. Every summer, sea turtles visit the beaches of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands to lay their eggs. This […]
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A line of low pressure systems will impact the Outer Banks region this week, bringing numerous rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms beginning Monday night through Saturday, per a recent update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. The latest forecast calls for up to 6-10 inches of rain for Hatteras and […]
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The Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) shared a video on Wednesday highlighting a recent Loggerhead sea turtle hatching in Frisco on Tuesday night. “These Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings (58 of them) made their way safely to the ocean last night around 8:30 p.m. near Ramp 48,” stated CHNS in a social media post. “The eggs […]
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Dare County announced 83 new positive COVID-19 test results over the past week, bringing the total number of cases in the county since the pandemic began to 3,503. The county provides weekly case counts on Tuesdays, and this number has been increasing steadily for the past month. Last week, Dare County reported a total of […]
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The N.C. Ferry Division announced on Tuesday that it will be suspending operations for the Currituck-Knotts Island route from Tuesday, July 27, through Friday, July 30, to divert ferry personnel to the Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry. The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry, which is the busiest of the N.C. Ferry system’s seven routes, has had to cancel a number […]
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The Dare County Waterways Commission focused on both the short-term and long-term future of dredging Hatteras Inlet at their virtual meeting on Monday evening, July 12. In the short term, a request has been submitted to do another round of dredging in the South Ferry Channel in late July, as the channel has been causing […]
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The ongoing Cape Hatteras Lighthouse restoration project reached a milestone this past week. 99.9% of the interior paint removal was completed, (an endeavor that started in the spring of 2021), and multiple tests confirmed that the interior air quality was safe and free of lead-based paint, eliminating the need for the hazmat suits that workers […]
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