Flood Watch Holds Through Friday Morning 07/24/2026
A Flood Watch grips the Outer Banks through Friday morning as heavy rain lingers, plus a music venue's future, a playoff game, and top-10 island honors.
Good Morning — This Day on the Banks
A piece of Banks history: Jennette's Pier in Nags Head, first built in 1939, is among the oldest fishing piers on the Outer Banks. Storms claimed its wooden predecessors more than once, and the pier that stands today was rebuilt in concrete to outlast what the Atlantic sends its way.
Yesterday's poll asked whether the Outer Banks ferry system should delay new tolls while the economic impact study is underway — it split the room exactly down the middle, 50% to 50% on 6 votes.
The Conditions
North Banks (Corolla–Duck): High 77°, low 75°. Showers and thunderstorms likely. Central (Kitty Hawk–Nags Head): High 80°, low 74°. Showers and thunderstorms likely, wind NE 10–14 mph with gusts to 17 mph, 70% chance of precipitation, three-quarters to one inch of rain possible. Hatteras & Ocracoke: High 84°, low 76°. Showers and thunderstorms.
Water: 74° at the Duck buoy. Tides: High 4:17am · Low 10:01am · High 4:50pm · Low 11:29pm. Sun: Rise 6:02am / Set 8:15pm. Moon: 🌔 Waxing gibbous.
Sunrise Rating: Welp Sunset Rating: Welp
A Flood Watch issued by NWS Newport/Morehead City remains in effect for the Outer Banks until 8:00pm this evening, with periods of heavy rain raising the risk of flash flooding in low-lying and poor-drainage areas.
🌀 Watching Weather
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Depression Bertha, now downgraded and located inland over southeastern Texas, no threat to the Atlantic seaboard. Tropical cyclone formation is not expected in the Atlantic basin during the next 7 days, per the NHC's 8pm Thursday outlook.
The Headline
Flood Watch Holds Until 8pm This Evening
A Flood Watch issued Thursday afternoon by NWS Newport/Morehead City remains in effect for the Outer Banks until 8:00pm this evening, with forecasters warning that periods of heavy rain could trigger flash flooding, especially in low-lying areas. The watch arrives as the region sees showers and thunderstorms likely across all three zones, with Central Banks facing a 70% chance of precipitation and up to an inch of rain. Conditions are expected to improve behind the front later Friday.
➤ Read more at Island Free Press
Around the Banks
➤ Cape Hatteras — Flooding has affected a campground and portions of N.C. 12 amid the heavy rain moving through the region, according to a national wire report. Yahoo News
➤ Roanoke Island — With Live From OBX exiting as a promoter, others who host shows at Roanoke Island Festival Park tell the Outer Banks Voice the venue has become unprofitable to book. Outer Banks Voice
➤ Manteo — The Outer Banks Swinging Mullets host the New Bern Southpaws Friday, July 24, weather permitting, opening the playoffs after a third-place finish in the Old North State League's Tidewater Division. Outer Banks Voice
➤ Hatteras Island — The 14th Annual Rock The Cape Art Gallery Tour returns to Hatteras Island in September, expanding this year to include the island's bookstore and two additional galleries. Island Free Press
➤ Outer Banks — Travel + Leisure readers ranked the Outer Banks No. 10 on its list of the nation's best islands, national recognition the region has earned before. Island Free Press
Getting Around
N.C. 12 has seen flooding impacts on Hatteras Island amid the heavy rain; no other bridge or ferry disruptions reported.
On the Market
No real estate listings to report today.
Music Scene
A full Friday up and down the Banks:
Corolla & Duck
Whalehead Brewery (Corolla) — Live Bluegrass Band, 5:00 pm
NC Coast Grill & Bar (Duck) — Broughton Aycock, 6:00 pm
Mike Dianna's Grill Room (Corolla) — Live Music on the Deck, 6:00 pm
Sundogs Raw Bar & Grill (Corolla) — DJ Styles, 9:30 pm
Kitty Hawk to Nags Head
The Froggy Dog Restaurant & Pub (Avon) — Kim Kalman, 5:30 pm
Outer Banks Brewing Station (Kill Devil Hills) — Live Music in the Backyard, 5:30 pm
Rundown Cafe (Kitty Hawk) — Live Music on the Deck, 6:00 pm
Jolly Roger Restaurant (Kill Devil Hills) — Some Guy Named Joel, 6:00 pm
Fish Heads Bar & Grill (Nags Head) — Bryan Campbell, 7:00 pm
Jolly Roger Restaurant (Kill Devil Hills) — Island Boy, 9:00 pm
Jack Brown's Beer & Burger Joint (Kill Devil Hills) — DJ Warnelious, 10:00 pm
Outer Banks Brewing Station (Kill Devil Hills) — Dance Night With DJ Bruce, 10:30 pm
Jolly Roger Restaurant (Kill Devil Hills) — DJ Pack, 11:55 pm
Mainland
BCD Distillery (Point Harbor) — Live Music Friday With Bruce, 6:00 pm
The Weekend
Nothing on the books for the weekend yet — check back tomorrow.
The Polling Station
Should Roanoke Island Festival Park change its booking model to keep live shows coming to the Outer Banks?
A) Yes, something has to give B) No, let the market decide
Tap a choice to vote — results in tomorrow's Brief.
Trivia Banks
The U-85, sunk off Bodie Island in 1942, has what distinction?
One Good Thing
The Outer Banks SPCA is asking the community for food and toy donations as the shelter cares for a growing number of kittens during its busiest season of the year. Anyone with supplies to spare can help a shelter working overtime for the Banks' smallest residents. Island Free Press
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— Trivia answer: It was the first German U-boat destroyed by U.S. forces in WWII.