Islander experienced with Ocracoke rip currents offers some tips
Editor's note, June 13, 2018: Three men died in the last two weeks while swimming off the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, two on Hatteras...
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...
N.C. ferries assisting Ocracoke Island mandatory evacuation
Isaias now a hurricane; Hyde commissioners order evacuation of Ocracoke
OCRACOKE – As Hurricane Isaias approaches the North Carolina coast, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division...
Rescue highlights need to avoid the ocean when rip current risks...
Enhanced risk of rip currents here forecast for Sunday
From the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
A rescue of two children from the ocean in Frisco by...
Report on Hurricane Dorian’s effects on the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Special report by David Hallac, CHNS superintendent
Hurricane Dorian has left its mark on many areas of our parks and caused hardships for our communities...
Hurricane Dorian’s foray up NC’s Outer Banks leaves many stranded, floods...
By Thomas Goldsmith and Rose Hoban
Special to the Ocracoke Observer
Hurricane Dorian remained a dangerous storm Friday morning although North Carolina’s southeastern counties have apparently...
To My Ocracoke: A Love Letter from the North Carolina Poet...
Editor's note: Jaki Shelton Green was appointed last year by Gov. Roy Cooper to serve as North Carolina's ninth Poet Laureate. She is a...
Volunteers still needed to rebuild island homes
The North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church Disaster Response (NCCUMC Disaster Response) is Ocracoke Island’s long-term rebuild partner, working in response to...
Hurrricane Florence kicks off with tornado watch; curfew begins tonight
Editor's note, the impacts of Hurricane Florence are just beginning and worsening rapidly. We will continue to update as more news comes in. Check...
‘Dorian,’ Greek alphabet storm names retired
By Peter Vankevich
Don’t expect to see another Hurricane Dorian or Laura--at least by name, not intensity. Both names along with last November’s hurricanes,...