hurricane irma impact on obx = minimal

Dare County Emergency Management personnel are warning against complacency, but all the tools the National Hurricane Center use to predict hurricanes show Irma making landfall Sunday morning at the tip of Florida. Sam Walker reports for the Outer Banks Voice. “The latest forecasts for record-breaking Hurricane Irma keep the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall well… Continue reading hurricane irma impact on obx = minimal

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nc & obx prepare for irma impacts

As Hurricane Irma, the most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Basin, makes its way to the US mainland, concerns about its track heighten. Yesterday’s guidance had Irma making landfall on the Georgia/South Carolina state line and then making a beeline for the interior of North Carolina. Rob Morris, writing for the Outer Banks… Continue reading nc & obx prepare for irma impacts

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john’s drive-in = 40 years of obx tradition

For 40 years John’s Drive-in has been serving the best fried food ever! This is food for the soul, not necessarily for the heart, but it’s always fresh, tasty and wonderful, as Jane Stancill writing for The News and Observer reports.   “Cruising down the beach road in Kitty Hawk, you’re likely to encounter a… Continue reading john’s drive-in = 40 years of obx tradition

a REAL 10 best OBX list

An Outer Banks 10 best list from skateboarding to sunsets. This may be the best top ten list of Outer Banks things to do we’ve come across. Writing for REAL Watersports, one of the first and largest Outer Banks kiteboarding companies, Chris Stellato put together an easy to do list of some of the best… Continue reading a REAL 10 best OBX list

it’s baaaaaack! obx blackout is OVER!

Power has been restored to Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands! FINAL Update! Transmission power has been restored to all of Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island. Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative and contracted crews completed all work to construct the new overhead transmission line near Oregon Inlet and have energized the cable. Each of the seven villages on… Continue reading it’s baaaaaack! obx blackout is OVER!

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