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
Author: Kip Tabb
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
just in time for irma…hurricane 101
Understanding the Saffir-Simpson scale. There’s no getting around it, hurricanes are a part of the OBX way of life. We know there’s a scale of five categories that let us know just how big and bad a storm will be, but do we understand the science behind it? Since it was introduced in 1971 by… Continue reading just in time for irma…hurricane 101
flowrider competition comes to h20bx
H2OBX welcomed flowboarders from all over the country! A perfect wave every time greeted the competitors of the Flowboarding League Of the World when they came to H2OBX, on the Currituck mainland just north of the Outer Banks. A great day of competition and fun for everyone. “The Outer Banks of North Carolina are notorious for… Continue reading flowrider competition comes to h20bx
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
shelly island = here today, gone tomorrow?
Experts point to temporary nature of Shelly Island. It’s size has caught experts by surprise, but scientists who study coastal processes doubt if Shelly Island will be around next year. Kip Tabb, writing for the Outer Banks Voice, explores the future of this Outer Banks phenomenon. “At low tide, Shelly Island is now almost attached… Continue reading shelly island = here today, gone tomorrow?
did you know about the butterflies in KDH?
Arboretum in Kill Devil Hills is the home to a butterfly garden. Some of us have lived on the OBX for YEARS, and are just finding out about this! The Butterfly Garden in the Outer Banks Arboretum and Teaching Garden is a surprising splash of beauty and color along the wooded paths of the Arboretum… Continue reading did you know about the butterflies in KDH?
H2OBX = fun for the whole family
New waterpark geared to all day family fun. It’s really is all about family at H2OBX. Yes, there are fun rides; yes some of them are really thrilling rides. But everything about the new water park is designed with families in mind. Park hours are 10 am -7 pm and they are open through September 4th,… Continue reading H2OBX = fun for the whole family
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!