Tropical Storm Idalia departs OBX
By Connie Leinbach
As Tropical Storm Idalia moved off the North Carolina coast Thursday, Ocracoke Islanders and visitors ventured outside even as village roadways...
N.C. Ferry Division to suspend service on most routes Thursday
Due to anticipated impacts from Idalia, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division will suspend service on most routes Thursday, Aug. 31.
“Safety is always...
Ocracoke Seafood Festival is on for Saturday
The Ocracoke Seafood Festival for Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Berkley Barn is still on, officials announced today.
The announcement follows the predicted wind and...
Hurricane Idalia expected to bring heavy rains
The National Weather Service out of Newport/Morehead City is forecasting today (Aug. 29) that as Hurricane Idalia sweeps upward toward the Carolina coast, the...
Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree slated for Oct. 27 & 28
Ocracoke Island will celebrate colonial life in the 1700s with a living history encampment and the Battle of Ocracoke during Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree Friday,...
Sea turtle nest excavation to take place at 10 a.m. Monday...
Printed courtesy of Island Free Press
By Joy Crist
Visitors and residents on Ocracoke Island are invited to join rangers at the Cape Hatteras National...
2023-2026 Ocracoke re-entry permits now available
New re-entry tags for island entry after emergency evacuations are now available to Ocracoke Island residents and property owners.
The week will begin with an offshore hurricane watch
The National Weather Service Forecast Office out of Newport/Morehead City reports that prolonged, dangerous rip current/surf conditions and beach erosion will begin Monday and...
NWS warns of rip currents from Franklin
Tropical Cyclone Franklin is forecast to pass well east of Eastern NC over the next few days, but long period swell combined with high...
Four tropical storms formed since Sunday, still nothing expected to threaten...
By Sam Walker of WOBX. Reprinted with permission.
The peak period of hurricane season activity has arrived in full force, with the formation of four...