From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The operator of a personal watercraft that suffered an engine failure Monday evening in the Pamlico Sound was safely returned to shore after a multi-agency rescue effort. According to a social media update from Chicamacomico Banks Fire and Rescue, crews were dispatched at 7:50 p.m. on the report of a PWC operator that […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com A communications outage was reported Monday afternoon on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands, including limited 911 service. Reports are that a fiber optic cable was damaged in the vicinity of the Pea Island Visitors Center, and a repair crew has been dispatched. That is the same area where NCDOT crews had to rebuild dunes along […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Northerly winds behind a cold front that passed through the region on Labor Day have stirred up the surf, causing dangerous shore break and rip currents, along with the possibility of some overwash at high tide along the east-facing beaches on Hatteras Island tonight and tomorrow. A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued […]
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From SamWallkerOBXNews.com Fire crews from three Hatteras Island departments prevented a fire that started in a camper Thursday morning from spreading to a nearby home in Avon. A caller to Dare Central Communications reported smoke and flames coming from a camper located at 40195 C.C. Gray Road at 8:54 a.m. When members of the Avon […]
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By SamWalkerOBXNews.com State water quality officials have lifted more precautionary swimming advisories for North Carolina’s coastal waters that stemmed from Tropical Storm Debby, but said four areas along the Outer Banks are still showing high bacteria levels. According to The N.C. Recreational Water Quality Program, test results of water samples taken from most soundside […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Powerful waves from distant Hurricane Ernesto have continued to damage vulnerable oceanfront structures this weekend along parts of Hatteras Island, while debris from a house that collapsed in Rodanthe has spread along 11 miles of beach so far. Large swells, dangerous rip currents, and some overwash at high tide started to arrive along […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Large swells, dangerous rip currents, and some overwash at high tide started to arrive along the Outer Banks on Friday from distant Hurricane Ernesto, and will continue through the weekend. The large surf has already claimed another home along the oceanfront in Rodanthe, the seventh to collapse since 2020. A Coastal Flood Advisory […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com Another oceanfront home has fallen into the Atlantic Ocean along Rodanthe, as waves from distant Hurricane Ernesto continue to build. Chicamacomico Fire and Rescue posted video of the house located at 23214 East Corbina Drive floating into the breakers Friday evening. Dare County property records show the 1,428 square foot residence was built in […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com While Hurricane Ernesto is forecast stay more than 700 miles off the North Carolina coast, the Outer Banks will see large surf and dangerous rip currents through the weekend. “Like we have experienced before, this does not mean we will escape impacts from the storm,” said forecasters at the National Weather Service office […]
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From SamWalkerOBXNews.com The Ocracoke Express passenger ferry will not operate this Sunday, August 18, due to routine scheduled maintenance. The catamaran-style vessel, which is now in its sixth season, transports passengers via a 70-minute trip between Hatteras Village and Silver Lake Harbor in Ocracoke Village. It was created to alleviate summertime congestion on the popular […]
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