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  • Coastal Flood Warning issued for the Outer Banks

    September 30, 2023 | Local News

    Coastal flooding possible again this weekend; High risk of rip cur ...

    September 29, 2023 | Local News

    Expect brief delays on N.C. Highway 12 near Pea Island; Soundside ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

    Dare County Tourism Board seeking applications for Special Committ ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News

    N.C. Highway 12 open and passable after Wednesday night dune breac ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News | 1
  • Coastal Flood Warning issued for the Outer Banks

    September 30, 2023 | Local News

    Coastal flooding possible again this weekend; High risk of rip cur ...

    September 29, 2023 | Local News

    Expect brief delays on N.C. Highway 12 near Pea Island; Soundside ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

    Dare County Tourism Board seeking applications for Special Committ ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News

    N.C. Highway 12 open and passable after Wednesday night dune breac ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News | 1
  • Coastal Flood Warning issued for the Outer Banks

    September 30, 2023 | Local News

    Coastal flooding possible again this weekend; High risk of rip cur ...

    September 29, 2023 | Local News

    Expect brief delays on N.C. Highway 12 near Pea Island; Soundside ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

    Dare County Tourism Board seeking applications for Special Committ ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News

    N.C. Highway 12 open and passable after Wednesday night dune breac ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News | 1
  • Coastal Flood Warning issued for the Outer Banks

    September 30, 2023 | Local News

    Coastal flooding possible again this weekend; High risk of rip cur ...

    September 29, 2023 | Local News

    Expect brief delays on N.C. Highway 12 near Pea Island; Soundside ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

    Dare County Tourism Board seeking applications for Special Committ ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News

    N.C. Highway 12 open and passable after Wednesday night dune breac ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News | 1
  • Coastal Flood Warning issued for the Outer Banks

    September 30, 2023 | Local News

    Coastal flooding possible again this weekend; High risk of rip cur ...

    September 29, 2023 | Local News

    Expect brief delays on N.C. Highway 12 near Pea Island; Soundside ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

    Dare County Tourism Board seeking applications for Special Committ ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News

    N.C. Highway 12 open and passable after Wednesday night dune breac ...

    September 28, 2023 | Local News | 1

UPDATE: First-ever 2024 IFP calendar is now available

September 27, 2023 | Local News

UPDATE:  The calendars are in and ready for local pickup.  Non-local orders will begin shipping to those who preordered tomorrow.  If you haven’t ordered your calendars yet, click here to place your order while they last.   The Island Free Press (IFP) is excited to announce the launch of a brand new project, the first-ever [...] Local News |  Full Article

Coastal Flood Advisory, High Surf Advisory issued for Wednesday

September 27, 2023 | Local News

A Coastal Flood Advisory and High Surf Advisory have been issued for the Outer Banks area until 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27, per an update from the National Weather Service. Large breaking waves of 5 to 8 feet are expected in the surf zone, and up to 1 to 2 feet of inundation above [...] Local News |  Full Article

Budget strips certain powers from local governments

September 26, 2023 | Local News | From The: Coastal Review

by Trista Talton and Jennifer Allen Assembly approved a long-awaited state budget that includes provisions that strip counties and municipalities of certain governing powers. The Republican-controlled legislature last Friday passed a $30 billion budget, one that boosts Medicaid, bans local governments from regulating the use of plastics, grants millions in funding for living shorelines projects, and [...] Local News |  Full Article

Coastal Flood Advisory issued for Wednesday, September 27

September 26, 2023 | Local News

A Coastal Flood Advisory has been issued for the Outer Banks area from 5 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Wednesday, September 27, per an update from the National Weather Service. The Coastal Flood Advisory is for all Dare County beaches from Duck to Hatteras Village. Up to 1 to 2 feet of inundation above ground [...] Local News |  Full Article

All Ocracoke ferry operations resume after Tropical Storm Ophelia

September 24, 2023 | Local News

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, [...] Local News |  Full Article

Soundside flooding reported on northern Hatteras Island on Saturda ...

September 23, 2023 | Local News

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 [...] Local News |  Full Article

Coast Guard rescues five from sailing vessel near Cape Lookout dur ...

September 23, 2023 | Local News | 1

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 [...] Local News |  Full Article

Ophelia makes landfall near Emerald Isle; Flooding possible on Sat ...

September 23, 2023 | Local News

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 [...] Local News |  Full Article

Tropical Storm Ophelia forms; All Ocracoke Island ferry operations ...

September 22, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

As of the 2:00 p.m. update, the National Hurricane Center has determined that Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen has gained tropical characteristics and is now Tropical Storm Ophelia with current maximum sustained winds of 60 mph. At 2:00 p.m., Ophelia was located about 185 miles south of Cape Hatteras and was moving north-northwest at 12 mph. [...] Local News |  Full Article

Storm Surge Watch upgraded to Storm Surge Warning for the Outer Banks

September 22, 2023 | Local News

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 [...] Local News |  Full Article

Tropical Storm Ophelia expected to form on Friday; Tropical Storm ...

September 22, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

Tropical storm conditions are starting to be realized on Friday morning with rain, increasing winds, and hazardous ocean conditions affecting the Outer Banks, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS). The National Hurricane Center anticipates that Tropical Storm Ophelia will form later on Friday and will make landfall along the North Carolina coast on Saturday, [...] Local News |  Full Article

All Ocracoke Island ferries suspended due to weather

September 22, 2023 | Local News

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 [...] Local News |  Full Article

Dare County Schools will have Remote Learning Day on Friday, Septe ...

September 21, 2023 | Local News

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 [...] Local News |  Full Article

Tropical Storm Warning, Storm Surge Watch issued for the Outer Banks

September 21, 2023 | Local News

The National Hurricane Center has issued a Tropical Storm Warning and a Storm Surge Watch for all areas of the Outer Banks due to the expected impacts from an area of low pressure off the southeastern coast of the U.S. This developing system—which is currently identified as Potential Tropical Cyclone 16 by the National Hurricane Center, and which could [...] Local News |  Full Article

Low pressure system will impact the Outer Banks this weekend; High ...

September 20, 2023 | Local News

Heavy rains, rip currents, and large surf are likely along the Outer Banks as a low pressure system develops off the Southeast coast over the next couple of days and tracks toward the Carolinas through the weekend. A high risk of rip currents is forecast for all Outer Banks beaches beginning on Thursday, September 20. [...] Local News |  Full Article

More Local News

Low pressure system will bring heavy rains, rip currents this weekend

September 19, 2023 | Local News | 1

September 18 marks 20 years since Hurricane Isabel made landfall

September 18, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 1

Three popular Day at the Docks events rescheduled for September 29-30

September 18, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

Pirates Cove Bridge to be reduced to two lanes Sept. 18

September 17, 2023 | Local News

High risk of rip currents continues on Saturday for all Outer Banks beaches

September 16, 2023 | Local News

Conditions begin to ease, but ocean overwash concerns will continue into Saturday

September 15, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

Island Free Press wins nine North Carolina Press Association Awards

September 15, 2023 | Local News | 4

N.C. Highway 12 remains open on Friday morning; Ocean overwash possible through Saturday

September 15, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

Speed limits increase on N.C. Highway 12 for the off-season

September 14, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist | 4

Day at the Docks canceled due to storm concerns

September 14, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

High risk of rip currents continues on Thursday; Coastal Flood Warning in effect for the Outer Banks

September 14, 2023 | Local News

Dare County Schools are in the top 10 percent for overall proficiency in the state

September 14, 2023 | Local News

Coastal Flood Warning issued for the Outer Banks; Impacts to N.C. Highway 12 possible

September 13, 2023 | Local News | By: Joy Crist

Waterspouts spotted off Rodanthe, Ocracoke on Wednesday afternoon

September 13, 2023 | Local News

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