Officials have announced services to aid Hurricane Matthew recovery in Hatteras Village. Applications have opened for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damages suffered by homeowners, renters and business owners in Dare County. Assistance came in temporary housing, rental assistance, property replacement and medical or dental expenses. Dare…
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Officials: Toss Water to Prevent Mosquitoes
RALEIGH– North Carolina public health officials are reminding residents to “tip and toss” outdoor containers with standing water to prevent mosquitoes from breeding. After the heavy rains and floods of Hurricane Matthew, the Department of Public Safety issued a reminder Tuesday morning that standing water is a prime breeding site…
Videos Show Beach Conditions at N. Topsail
NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH — Onslow County officials shared on Monday aerial drone footage of North Topsail Beach conditions following Hurricane Matthew. The storm swept up the North Carolina coast late Saturday and early Sunday, lashing beaches with high winds, big swells and heavy rainfall. Town officials reported that the shoreline…
Oak Island Tables Assessment Discussion
…was to discuss the rates for each of the assessment zones. Town Manager David Kelly explained during the meeting that Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. initially said they’d begin work in February. The project is being funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hurricane Matthew recovery fund. Instead, the…
Burr Hears Lake Mattamuskeet Concerns
…use of conserved land and water resources. The fund, which operates without taxpayer funds, is due to expire in September 2018. After showing Burr a video of the extraordinary flooding of farmland in Hyde County from last year’s Hurricane Matthew, Noble emphasized the importance of agriculture to the county’s economy….
Storms Add to Nags Head’s Flooding Woes
…a recent storm. Photo: William Broadhurst Water is receding about as fast as Nags Head can address chronic flooding between the Beach Road and bypass that first came to a head after Hurricane Matthew’s record-breaking rainfall. The Outer Banks topography is not exactly ideal to handle any significant rainfall, as…
FerryMon Founder Strives to Save Project
…hours during the passage of Hurricane Isabel in 2003. When compared to Hurricane Floyd, the program increased basic knowledge of how different storms have different effects. FerryMon, Paerl said at the time in an article in “Coastwatch,” a North Carolina Sea Grant publication, “showed us that windy but low-rainfall hurricanes…
Neuse River Rising: Sound River paddlers cover 150 miles
…the beautiful weather had given way to the heavy rain of Hurricane Ian. Waiting Out the Hurricane As the rain came down on Day 3, the paddlers opted to stay off the river for safety. Fortunately, this did not set them behind schedule, as they had always planned to take…
NOAA Offers Post-Matthew Resources
The North Carolina Incident Waterway Debris Response Guide, includes information on addressing waterway debris. Photo: NOAA In the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has shared information and resources to assist those who are dealing with marine debris related to the storm. NOAA has created a…
Watermen Continue Marine Debris Cleanup
Matthew Littleton guides a boat to shore. He is one of the handful of commercial watermen contracted by the North Carolina Coastal Federation for the state-appropriated 2019 post-Hurricane Florence marine debris collection project that began Feb. 11. Photo: Jennifer Allen SWANSBORO – After pulling up to one of the many…
Grant to Expand Services for Storm Victims
…of an initial $3.5 million awarded to the Hope 4 NC program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Hope 4 NC was created to address the behavioral health needs of those affected by Hurricane Matthew and now subsequent hurricanes. The program…
Regan: Dorian Highlights Need for Resilience
…caused by Dorian is a culmination of the beating the coast has taken from hurricanes Florence and Matthew, and a reminder that we have to work smarter and rebuild stronger to make our coast more adaptable to the changing climate,” he said. Davis explained that from the air they were…