By Jim Field
Dan and I were going to fish today out of Hatteras Inlet. The weather precluded a trip. (I also have to work all this weekend, which would have torpedoed things anyway). Turns out Hatteras got hit with a rather good snow storm--enough to suspend ferry service. Weather tomorrow forecasted for low 40s with sun. Please, may Spring come soon. Here's the story from the Outer Banks Voice:
Heavy snow shuts down Hatteras-Ocracoke ferries
Rob Morris | January 22, 2011
Heavy snow has forced the suspension of ferry service from Hatteras Island.
A coastal storm is causing poor visibility and icing on docks, the state Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division said in a statement.
Temporarily suspended were the Hatteras-Ocracoke, Ocracoke-Cedar Island, Ocracoke-Swan Quarter and Cherry Branch-Minnesott Beach routes.
About an inch of snow was covering N.C. 12 in Salvo, causing several accidents, Dare County reported. The county also said that the Washington Baum Bridge between Nags Head and Manteo and U.S. 264 in Manns Harbor were icy and hazardous
While heavy snow was reported on Hatteras Island, only a few showers and flurries have hit northern beaches.
A winter storm warning is in effect until 10 p.m. Hatteras Island is expected to get 2 to 3 inches of snow before the storm moves away Saturday night.
Farther north, the forecast calls for cloudy and cold weather before things clear out overnight.
Blustery winds will be from the north with temperatures in the mid-30s this afternoon and dropping into the 20s tonight.
After a sunny Sunday, rain is a possibility through at least Wednesday.
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