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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Outer Banks Forever, the local nonprofit partner of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, has launched a new “Adopt a Sea Turtle Nest Program,” per a recent announcement. Starting on Thursday, August 27, Outer Banks fans can symbolically adopt a sea turtle nest within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and receive an official adoption certificate and information about […]
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On Saturday, August 22, U.S. Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet received a report of two kayakers within the vicinity of the Oregon Inlet jetty light, who were drifting toward the south shoal uncontrollably, per a recent update from the station. One of the kayakers was reported to be in the water and unable to re-board […]
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The Cape Hatteras United Methodist Men (CHUMM) have been hard at work in the past few weeks helping families throughout Hatteras Island protect their homes from future storms, thanks to a Repetitive Loss Reduction Project that is currently in full swing. Following Hurricane Dorian in September of 2019, CHUMM decided to look into some longer-range […]
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With 451,849 recreational visits last month, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore (CHNS) experienced the highest level of July visitation since 2003, and the fourth-highest level of July visitation since the establishment of the Seashore in 1953, per a recent update from CHNS. Last month’s visitation is an increase of almost 3% over July of 2019. […]
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The ever-changing Cape Point in Buxton has shifted again, with the tip of the Point slowly growing, and an interior tidal pool making a temporary appearance earlier in the week. The revised landscape was captured via aerial photos taken by Altitude 12, which showed the tip of the Point larger and more noticeable than it […]
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