The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry, Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry, and Ocracoke-Swan Quarter ferry resumed regular operations on Sunday morning, September 24, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division. Ferry service was suspended starting on Friday due to high winds and hazardous weather conditions stemming from Tropical Storm Ophelia. For a complete schedule for all ferry routes, […]
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial are reopening all facilities, except for the Cape Point Campground in Buxton, at normal times on Sunday, Sept. 24, following a temporary closure due to Tropical Storm Ophelia. Cape Point Campground is flooded and may reopen in the coming days. Reservations […]
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Soundside flooding was reported in multiple locations on Hatteras Island on Saturday afternoon, including side streets in Avon, in the Tri-villages communities of Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo, and on northern Pea Island. Road conditions per a 6:15 p.m. Saturday update from the Dare County Sheriff’s Offices are as follows: N.C. Highway 12 in the Tri-Villages […]
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Video from U.S. Coast Guard The Coast Guard rescued five people Friday from an anchored 38-foot catamaran that was beset by weather conditions caused by Tropical Storm Ophelia within Lookout Bight in Cape Lookout, North Carolina. The owner of sailing vessel Wanderful Life used a cell phone to call Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders on Friday […]
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Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall near Emerald Isle at 6:20 a.m. on Saturday morning at near-hurricane strength, and while N.C. Highway 12 was open on Saturday morning, soundside flooding remains a concern as Ophelia tracks north through Eastern North Carolina. “N.C. 12 remains open and passable with many areas of sand and water on the […]
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A Storm Surge Watch has been upgraded to a Storm Surge Warning for the Outer Banks, due to the potential for storm surge flooding greater than 3 feet above ground level. A Storm Surge Warning means there is a danger of life-threatening inundation somewhere within the warning area in the next 36 hours The Outer […]
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January 14, 1932 – September 18, 2023 SOUTHERN SHORES — Nancy Deaton Bryant, 91, of Southern Shores, NC, passed away on September 18, 2023. Nancy was born January 14, 1932, in Richmond, Virginia, and grew up in Greensboro, North Carolina. She spent her adult life in Virginia, mostly in the Northern Virginia area. She was […]
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The National Park Service has started closing facilities ahead of severe weather conditions at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial. Facilities are expected to reopen Sunday, Sept. 24, after post-storm assessments are completed. Cape Hatteras National Seashore Facilities on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands are closed. Facilities north […]
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The Hatteras-Ocracoke, Ocracoke-Swan Quarter, and Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry operations have been suspended for Friday, September 22, due to deteriorating weather conditions, per an update from the North Carolina Ferry System. To get notified of ferry delays or cancellations, sign up for text and/or email alerts via the N.C. Ferry System’s FINS system: www.ncdot.gov/fins. Users will get […]
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Friday, September 22, will be designated as a Remote Learning Day for all Dare County Schools, (including Cape Hatteras Elementary and Cape Hatteras Secondary Schools), in anticipation of adverse weather conditions, The district’s major concern has been the increasing wind speeds beginning in the early morning south of Oregon Inlet. and after 11:00 a.m. in […]
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