Locals check out the raging surf at the pony pen beach. Photo by Jeffrey Dippold Observer staff report Coastal flooding and overwash began ahead of this evening’s high tide at 6 p.m. for ...

Heavy surf on Tuesday afternoon Aug. 20 around high tide is already lapping at the dunes north of the pony pens on Ocracoke, ...

As Hurricane Erin approaches the North Carolina coast, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division is assisting ...

From our news services The National Weather Service out of Newport/Morehead City this afternoon, Aug. 18, issued a storm surge watch for the Outer Banks in advance of Hurricane Erin making its way ...

From our news services The Hyde County Board of Commissioners enacted a State of Emergency for Ocracoke Island effective at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, due to the anticipated flooding impacts from ...

Consistent with Dare and Hyde counties issuance of a State of Emergency and mandatory evacuations of Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, Cape Hatteras National Seashore (Seashore) ...

The Living History of the Brogue” (UNC Press 2025), a new book by Jeffrey Reaser, Walt Wolfram and islander Candy Gaskill, continues ...

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By Peter Vankevich Update Sunday 8:30 am: A briefing by NWS Sunday (Aug. 17) morning said expected wave heights and wind speeds have increased with tropical storm force gusts possible along the Ou… ...

A frame of a video of the truck fire by Jerry Newsome. By Connie Leinbach An early morning vehicle fire today was quickly contained by the Ocracoke Volunteer Fire Department. Assistant Fire Chief ...