Tornado watch in effect today
Hurricane Helene, now Tropical Storm Helene, is battering Western North Carolina with record rain levels. The Outer Banks and nearby mainland are under a...
Severe weather threat increases from Helene for NENC; minor coastal flooding...
By Sam WalkerOBXnews.com
The severe weather threat for eastern North Carolina from Hurricane Helene has increased, as well as the potential for minor coastal flooding...
Eastern NC expected to avoid Helene’s worst, may see some rain/wind
By Sam Walker SamWalkerOBXNews.com
The Outer Banks and eastern North Carolina will likely avoid significant impacts from Helene, which became a tropical storm on...
Call it stormy Monday, but Tuesday will be just as bad
By Peter Vankevich
The National Weather Service out of Newport/Morehead City has issued a warning that a weather system in the waters off the southeast...
Ernesto to bring increased surf, rip current risk by this weekend...
From our news services
While the fifth tropical cyclone of the 2024 season is forecast to stay well away from North Carolina, it will still...
TS Debby impacting Outer Banks with heavy rains, overwash and dangerous...
Although the brunt of Tropical Storm Debby is inland and moving northward, it is having an impact on the Outer Banks that is expected...
Outer Banks, northeast NC could feel effects from Debby middle of...
By Sam Walker of SamWalkerOBXnews.com
The fourth tropical cyclone of 2024 could be headed our way around the middle of next week, but there is...
NC DOT gives update on sandbag replacement on Ocracoke’s NC12
Observer staff report
Help is on its way, but mother nature is holding Ocracoke up a little longer.
The repeated regional storms since early December have...
Another brief storm system heading our way Thursday–updated April 10
From our news sources
This has been updated to reflect an increase in peak winds to 35-45 mph and Gale Watches have been upgraded to...
North end of Ocracoke’s NC 12 remains closed, another storm system heading...
From our news services
NCDOT issued a statement Tuesday morning that a persistent low off the coast is causing sustained overwash and NC 12, the road...












