Outer Banks still not finished with coastal storm
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The National Weather Service out of Morehead City/Newport reported Wednesday morning that the robust low pressure system that has impacted the...
Tropical Storm Isaias threat prompts removal of travel trailers; Ocracoke’s commissioner...
As of 6 p.m. today, the National Weather Service out of Newport/Morehead City reports that the intensity of the Tropical Storm Isaias heading to...
Bad weather heads to the Outer Banks–updated
Update: The Swan Quarter and Cedar Island ferries are canceled for Thursday, Sept. 29.
By Peter Vankevich
Even though Hurricane Ian is expected to pass through...
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...
Easter Sunday travel woes
By Peter Vankevich
Both the Hatteras and Pamlico Sound ferries have suspended operations today, Easter Sunday, due to high winds.
The Hatteras Ferry Operations issued...
Elsa expected to impact Outer Banks on Thursday
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The news story has been updated 7:30 a.m., July 7.
The Outer Banks are expected...
Remnants of Zeta to impact the Outer Banks
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By Peter Vankevich
A cold front and the fast-moving remnants of Hurricane Zeta, which...
Isaias weakens to a tropical storm as track veers inland
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Don’t let your guard down, especially when it comes to dangerous rip currents and...
Stalled storm prompts WWII talk postponement, curtails ferry service
By Connie Leinbach
The Ocracoke Preservation Society has postponed the World War II talk scheduled for Wednesday due to impacts from a low pressure system...
Air quality alert for greater Outer Banks extended into Thursday
Reposted courtesy of WOBX
By Sam Walker
Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada will continue to cause air quality issues across the greater...












