Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

• Earl sideswipes NC, takes aim at New England
  

  A weakening Hurricane Earl swiped past North Carolina on Friday on its way to New England, where officials warned residents that it still packed dangerous winds that could topple trees or damage the area's picturesque gray-shingled cottages.

• Bridges To Bogue Banks Reopen
  

  Carteret County Emergency Management officials reopened the bridges to the Bogue Banks.

• Click to read:Earl Weaker, Winds Still Powerful in Outer Banks
  

  People watch as heavy surf from approaching Hurricane Earl hits the Avalon Fishing Pier in Kill Devil Hills, N.C. Justin Hartleben, left, Jared Hartleben, center, and Kevin Hall, with Caswell Construction, board up a home in Nags Head, NC Thursday, Sept.

• Comfort Inn a hurricane hostel in NC
  

  A two-story Comfort Inn has become a makeshift hurricane hostel on North Carolina's Outer Banks for those who want to stay close to their homes but know they need better shelter from the outslaught of Earl.

• Comfort Inn a hurricane hostel in NC
  

  A two-story Comfort Inn has become a makeshift hurricane hostel on North Carolina's Outer Banks for those who want to stay close to their homes but know they need better shelter from the outslaught of Earl.

• Earl doesn t worry some on Atlantic Beach
  

  Marines stationed at Cherry Point James Wheeler, Travis Miller, Chris Kirchoff, Jeff Swisher and Brandon Box take turns launching each other into the waves kicked up by Hurricane Earl with the help of a bungee cord and skim board at Atlantic Beach Thursday Sept.

• Canada issues tropical storm watch for 3 N.S. counties
  

  A CTV News correspondent in Atlantic Beach says the area along the North Carolina coast is eerily quiet as residents evacuate.

• AM News Links: Northwestern DA candidates Cahillane and Sullivan mum...
  

  Almon Telling looks at the surf as he walks along the beach as Hurricane Earl heads toward the eastern coast in Atlantic Beach, N.C., Thursday, Sept.

• Earl menaces East Coast
  

  Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way.

• Bogue Banks Under Evacuation Order
  

  Carteret County emergency management has issued a mandatory evacuation order for Bogue Banks beginning at 5 a.m. Thursday.

• 8: Hurricane prompts US evacuations
  

  Evacuations have begun in areas of the US East Coast likely to be hit by Hurricane Earl.

• Emerald Isle declares state of emergency
  

  Carteret County officials have called for an evacuation and will open shelters Thursfday for residents seeking a safe place to ride out the storm.

• Hurricane hits
  

  With all the hot air being expended over Earl and Fiona, it's a good time for a calm look backward.

• Visitors Ordered Out of Hatteras Island: Earl Takes Aim
  

  East Coast residents from the Carolinas to Cape Cod are on high alert as Hurricane Earl barrels toward the region, prompting some evacuation orders along the way.

• Hurricane Danielle causing rough currents along NC coast
  

  ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. a ' Hurricane Danielle is hundreds of miles away from land but it could still bring dangerous rip currents along the coast this weekend.

• There's Much to be Said for Outdoor Weddings
  

  Please indulge me as I tell of a personal story of our latest trip. We drove 300 miles to Pine Knoll Shores, on Emerald Isle on Aug.

• Buyers rule housing marketson southern N.C. coast
  

  This Wrightsville Beach home has been on the market for two years, and the price has been lowered to $2.85 million.

• Recession wallops value of N.C. beach properties
  

  Buyers with cash and sellers under distress are setting the pace and price for North Carolina's waterfront and beach home market, with the value of homes down by as much as 8 percent during the past 12 months.

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City Description

Atlantic Beach is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. It is one of the five communities located on Bogue Banks. The population was 1,815 at the 2008 census. Atlantic Beach is located at 34°42′2″N 76°44′27″W / 34.70056°N 76.74083°W / 34.70056; -76.74083 (34.700455, -76.740814). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km), of which 2.1 square miles (5.4 km) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km) (9.32%) is water. Atlantic Beach has a subtropical climate, like much of the Southeastern United States, characterized by short, relatively mild winters and long, hot, and humid summers. Daytime summer temperatures average around 89°F (31°C) and in winter, daytime temperatures average around 57°F (13°C). Summers in Atlantic Beach are cooler than a lot of cities within the southeastern region of the United States, primarily because of its close location to the ocean, and winters tend to be colder. The highest recorded temperature was 107°F (41°C) in 1952, and the lowest recorded temperature was 1°F (-17°C) in 1985. Rainfall is abundant throughout the year, with the wettest month being August, with an average

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Carteret County
• North Carolina

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 6.21597146481 km squared

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