Storm batters Ocracoke Island; Hatteras ferries remain shut down–updated
Editor's note: The Observer just learned at 12:40 p.m. that the Ocracoke to Swan Quarter ferry will run at 1:30 p.m. and the 4:30...
More bad weather may be headed our way
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The National Weather Forecast Office in Newport/Morehead City issued a heads-up Monday afternoon (Oct. 6) regarding upcoming unsettled weather.
A cold front...
Five oceanfront homes collapse in Buxton; north end of Ocracoke closed...
NC Department of Transportation announced that the north end of Ocracoke was closed Tuesday afternoon and will remain so until at least Thursday as...
Hurricane Humberto and Tropical Depression Nine will impact the Outer Banks,...
By Peter Vankevich
Hurricane Humberto ramped up to a large, powerful Category 5 hurricane on Saturday.
According to the National Weather Service, it was moving...
Hatteras ferry service suspended until NC12 at north end reopens–updated
This just in (Sept. 16) from the NCDOT Facebook page: With ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke now resuming, we are reopening NC12 on...
Stormy weather heading our way
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The National Weather Service is monitoring a coastal low and the potential for coastal flooding along portions of the Outer Banks,...
Storm surge, tropical storm watches added to Hurricane Erin impacts
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The National Weather Service out of Newport/Morehead City this afternoon, Aug. 18, issued a storm surge watch for the Outer Banks...
N.C. Ferry Division assisting with evacuation
OCRACOKE – As Hurricane Erin approaches the North Carolina coast, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is assisting with the evacuation of all visitors...
Park Service to close beaches, off-road vehicle access and facilities in...
MANTEO, N.C. - Consistent with Dare and Hyde counties issuance of a State of Emergency and mandatory evacuations of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, Cape...
Hurricane Erin prompts mandatory evacuation of Ocracoke, Hatteras islands
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The Hyde County Board of Commissioners enacted a State of Emergency for Ocracoke Island effective at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug....