will beach road repairs hold on obx?

Sandbags exposed by wave action at repaired section of the Beach Road. Photo, Kip Tabb

As the Atlantic Ocean rages, the fragile repair of the beach road just north of the Black Pelican in Kitty Hawk seems close to failure. Following a late season nor’easter last spring, approximately 150 yards of the road were undermined by the sea and had collapsed. To repair the damage, NCDOT pounded a steel retaining… Continue reading will beach road repairs hold on obx?

storm cleanup begins on the obx

Another coastal storm has passed, and now the cleanup begins. The Nor’easter that finally lifted out of the Outer Banks has left it’s mark; ocean overwash, debris filled roads, and sand covering the streets that border the sea. Back hoes and road graders are traveling along the north end of the Beach Road in Kitty… Continue reading storm cleanup begins on the obx

obx sends n’oreaster “up the road”

It’s a mess out there today and no mistaking it, although it could be worse . . . and it will be worse, at least for our neighbors to the north. That is, of course, if the forecasts hold true and so far the weather gurus seem to have gotten this one exactly right. A… Continue reading obx sends n’oreaster “up the road”

nor’easter to blow through obx tonight

National Weather Service radar at 3 p.m. showing gathering storm.

It looks like the Outer Banks is in for a good old fashioned nor’easter tonight as a low pressure system builds off the coast and then scoots northeast to New England . . . or as they say in the parlance of the National Weather Service, “6 PM this evening through 6 am Sunday . .… Continue reading nor’easter to blow through obx tonight