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'This is as bad as I’ve ever seen it’ – Buxton Beach severely …
Mar 27, 2024 · Photographer Don Bowers has been documenting storms in the northern Buxton Beach area for decades, but after visiting the shoreline on Wednesday, March 27, he stated that this week’s low pressure system has caused more damage in Buxton than he has seen since he moved to Hatteras Island in the mid-1960s. “In the 1970s, we had two big nor ...
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Nov 7, 2024 · The N.C. Department of Transportation’s popular Hatteras-Ocracoke route will be making the annual switch to its regular off-season winter schedule on Tuesday, Nov. 5. The change reduces the number of daily departures on each side of the route from 26 to 18.
Minor soundside flooding reported; N.C. 12 remains closed on …
Dec 18, 2023 · N.C. Highway 12 on northern Ocracoke between the Pony Pens and the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry docks is closed. All other sections of N.C. Highway 12 are open, but blowing sand, standing rainwater, and other issues have been reported in multiple spots.
Coastal Flood Watch and High Wind Watch now in effect for …
Dec 15, 2023 · The Coastal Flood Watch lays out the potential for ocean and soundside flooding, with 2-4 feet of above-ground level inundation possible. The High Wind Watch lays out potential for southeast winds of 30-40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph on Hatteras Island.
Cleanup underway, but more damage from Ernesto’s waves …
Aug 19, 2024 · Powerful waves from distant Hurricane Ernesto have continued to damage vulnerable oceanfront structures this weekend along parts of Hatteras Island, while debris from a house that collapsed in Rodanthe has spread along 11 miles of beach so far.
Ocean overwash reported in multiple locations; Another low …
Mar 26, 2024 · The highway remains closed on northern Ocracoke Island from the Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry terminal to the NPS Pony Pens due to multiple cycles of ocean overwash, including additional flooding reported on Tuesday morning.
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Oct 3, 2024 · Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) is urging caution on roads and beaches over the next two to three days, due to the potential for multiple days of heavy rainfall associated with Tropical Storm Debby.
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Nov 4, 2024 · October 26, 2024 | Community News Brief. Cape Hatteras Secondary School invites the community to its Annual Veterans Celebration on Friday, November 8, 2024. All local veterans, active-duty service members, and their families are welcome to join this special day of gratitude and remembrance.
Work officially begins on the new Cape Hatteras Lighthouse …
Nov 16, 2023 · After years of planning, a new multi-use pathway in Buxton took a big step forward on Wednesday, November 15, as stakeholders celebrated the imminent construction of the first 1.25-mile-long phase of the project with a groundbreaking ceremony steps away from the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.