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VIDEO: The perfect “Halloween Storm” pounded Outer Banks beaches 30 years ago
While this Halloween weekend is kicking off with high surf and windy conditions, it is by no means close to what happened three decades ago [Read More]
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NOAA announces $4.6 million in coastal and infrastructure resilience grants
NOAA’s National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) is awarding more than $4.6 million in fiscal year 2021 to fund research that will inform communities [Read More]
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Good day to be on the beach, bad day to be in the ocean
The Outer Banks has beautiful weather conditions for the first weekend of October, but waves from distant Hurricane Sam have created dangerous swimming conditions. No [Read More]
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VIDEO: Ocean drone captures first video from core of major hurricane by unmanned vessel
Saildrone Inc. and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have released the first video footage gathered by an uncrewed surface vehicle from inside a major [Read More]
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Waves, rip currents from Hurricane Sam expected along Outer Banks this weekend
While Hurricane Sam will stay well offshore nearly a week after becoming the fourth major hurricane of the 2021 season, the Outer Banks and the [Read More]
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Hurricane Sam continues to intensify, Subtropical Storm Teresa forms north of Bermuda
Hurricane Sam became the fourth major hurricane of 2021 on Saturday a major hurricane over the weekend, while the 19th named storm of the Atlantic [Read More]
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No green eggs and ham! Latest tropical storm is Sam I am
I am Sam. I am Sam. Sam I am. That Sam-I-Am! That Sam-I-Am! I do not like hurricanes, Sam-I-Am! I have become the 18th named [Read More]
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Peter, Rose form in the far Atlantic with no direct threat to the Outer Banks
The Atlantic hurricane season has continued its busy streak over the last month, with the 16th and 17th named systems of the season forming well [Read More]
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Rip currents, rough surf continue along Outer Banks as Tropical Storm Odette forms
After cruising along offshore of the Outer Banks, an area of disturbed weather causing onshore winds, rough surf and rip currents became Tropical Storm Odette [Read More]
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Potential for tropical development near Bahamas; Outer Banks to get few showers, storms Thursday
An area of disturbed weather in the Atlantic near the Bahamas is expected to get better organized in the next few days, and could become [Read More]