Despite recent rainfall that allowed an open burning ban to be lifted, the Outer Banks and all of northeastern North Carolina remains in severe drought conditions. Thursday’s update from the N.C. Drought Monitor showed no significant changes for the northern coastal areas of the state, but the southern coast moved back into the moderate drought […]
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Homeowners insurance rates on the Outer Banks and in northeastern North Carolina will be going up by 9.9 percent on new and renewed polices starting in June 2022, while the insurance industry has agreed to not submit any new requests until at least 2024. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced on November 23 the N.C. […]
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Yes, we know there are sharks in the ocean. Big ones. Really big ones! You’ve got a decent chance of seeing one when you’re fishing on an Outer Banks charter boat, and getting video is an added bonus. But one that’s “Jaws” proportions is not something you spot every day. That’s exactly what Capt. Aaron […]
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A deep partial lunar eclipse will darken the moon for much of North America overnight tonight, as most locations will see up to 97 percent of the moon slip into Earth’s shadow. And it will be the longest lasting eclipse since the 15th century. But the weather is going to have to cooperate. Plus, you […]
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While this Halloween weekend is kicking off with high surf and windy conditions, it is by no means close to what happened three decades ago from Cape Hatteras to Canada. The infamous Halloween Storm of 1991 that would later also be named The Perfect Storm, caused extensive damage and flooding that many said were the […]
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For the second straight year, and only the third time in the satellite era, the list of hurricane names for the year has been exhausted as Subtropical Storm Wanda formed in the central Atlantic on Saturday. What was the remnants of a nor’easter that brought high winds and power outages to the coast of New […]
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A Raleigh judge says a lawsuit filed by dozens of North Carolina residents and a recreational fishing advocacy group against state regulators can move forward. The Coastal Conservation Association of North Carolina, along with 86 other plaintiffs, filed the suit against the State of North Carolina in November over what they call “abject failure” to […]
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A pair of tropical storms and a system showing signs of getting tropical are in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, but forecasts continue to show they will not be a direct threat to the Outer Banks in the coming week. After nearly getting pulled apart over Cuba on Friday and Saturday, Fred regained tropical […]
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A pair of green sea turtles that have been undergoing treatment at the North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island will be headed back into the ocean on Wednesday morning. The endangered reptiles have been cleared by the veterinary team at the aquarium’s Sea Turtle Assistance and Rehabilitation Center for release. Wednesday’s release is scheduled for […]
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The N.C. Ferry Division announced Tuesday it will not be operating the Currituck-Knotts Island route through Friday, which has left some residents of Knotts Island fuming. The crews that operate the M/V Gov. James B. Hunt, Jr., are being called to Hatteras Inlet to cover operations on the state’s busiest ferry route ahead of the […]
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