Soggy and foggy

After all that rain yesterday, the island is seriously soggy. I don't mean just puddles in the usual low spots in the roads. I mean puddles pretty much everywhere! This is the yard of the house next door.



It's a bit warmer today, which would be nice except for the fact that there's one reason warm days in winter aren't necessarily a good thing when you live on an island. Warm air + cold water = fog. And fog sometimes = no ferries.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: Jan. 18, 2011
CONTACT: Lucy Wallace, (252) 473-3461

SOME FERRY ROUTES ARE SUSPENDED DUE TO DENSE FOG
Warmer temperatures could also cause problems tomorrow

MANNS HARBOR — The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division has temporarily suspended operations at its Hatteras-Ocracoke and Ocracoke-Cedar Island routes due to dense fog.

The Hatteras-Ocracoke route runs hourly during the winter and runs were missed at 10 a.m., 11, 12 and 1 p.m.

The Swan Quarter-Ocracoke route made its 10 a.m. run but it was delayed by fog. The return trip scheduled for 12:45 p.m. was also delayed.

The 1 p.m. runs from both Ocracoke and Cedar Island were cancelled. The 4:30 p.m. runs from both sides will take place, if visibility allows.

Operations will return to normal once the fog lifts but weather forecasters say fog could also be a problem tomorrow.

For further information, call Hatteras at 252-986-2353 and Ocracoke at 252-928-5311. Travelers who have reservations for any of the Pamlico Sound runs that have been cancelled due to fog should call 1-800-293-3779 and press 2 to speak to a reservation specialist. To receive fog cancellations and other ferry related posts, sign up at www.twitter.com/ncdot_ferry.


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Lucy M. Wallace
Communications Officer
NCDOT - Ferry Division
252-473-3461
252-473-1490 (Fax)