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This Outer Banks Island Has 70 Miles of Wild Beaches and the Tallest Lighthouse in the U.S.

See the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in the U.S. Plan your visit for the fall, when the ...

Erin brings flooding to Hatteras, 5 inches of standing water on part of N.C. 12

Officials predict N.C. 12 will become impassable in sections with the evening’s high tide around 6:10 p.m. Wednesday.

Hatteras Island residents brave closed stretch of NC 12 to shelter in place

NC 12 shut down near the Basnight Bridge over the Oregon Inlet to all southbound traffic as Hurricane Erin makes its closest pass to the Outer Banks.

Flooding on Hatteras Island, crews work on OBX dunes along NC 12 amid storm surge warning from Hurricane Erin

NCDOT officials said "given the winds, wave heights and storm surge forecast, it likely won't be enough" to keep NC 12 from ...

Life-threatening storm surge expected across Dare County, especially on Hatteras Island

In a 10 On Your Side interview with Drew Pearson, director of emergency management for Dare County, he shares what he expects ...

Tropical storm warning issued for Hatteras Island until Tuesday evening

The NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a tropical storm warning at 1:09 p.m. on Tuesday for Hatteras Island. The following ...

Hurricane Erin winds lash Outer Banks, flood highway as storm slowly heads out to sea

Forecasters predicted the storm would peak Thursday and said it could regain strength but was expected to turn out to sea.

Hurricane Erin Update: Storm threatens North Carolina, residents in Hatteras and Ocracoke islands amid huge waves

While Hurricane Erin is predicted to stay hundreds of kilometres offshore, the waves it is sending on the islands are at ...