UPDATE: N.C. 12 to close briefly in Rodanthe for sign removal Wednesday

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com .C. Department of Transportation crews will be briefly closing a section of N.C. Highway 12 in Rodanthe early Wednesday morning to remove an unused overhead sign structure. The sign, at the intersection of N.C. 12 and Trade Winds Drive, will be removed on Sept. 18 beginning at 5:30 a.m., weather permitting. While the work is […]

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Ocean overwash, rough surf expected from low developing off the coast

From SamWalkerOBXNews.com An area of disturbed weather off the southeast United States is expected to bring a variety of impacts to the Outer Banks and northeastern North Carolina over the next several days, and could become the eighth tropical cyclone of 2024. “Keep an eye on this still developing storm but those in vulnerable areas please […]

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Potential low pressure system could bring heavy rains, gusty winds next week

From SamalkerOBXNews.com A low pressure system is expected to develop off the southeast U.S. coast this weekend, and could bring an extended period of rain to eastern North Carolina next week. The area off the South Carolina and Georgia coasts is being monitored by the National Hurricane Center for possible development over the next seven […]

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Communications outage reported on Hatteras Island, 911 service impacted

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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Swimming advisories remain at four areas along Outer Banks

  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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Cleanup underway, but more damage from Ernesto’s waves reported on Hatteras

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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Ernesto’s big surf, deadly rip currents, ocean overwash starts to arrive along the Outer Banks

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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