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By Kurt Repanshek - September 22nd, 2023

Tropical Cyclone Sixteen's approach prompted closures of National Park Service sites in North Carolina/NOAA

Tropical Cyclone Sixteen's path prompted storm warnings Friday along coastal North Carolina and led to closures at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, and Wright Brothers National Memorial in North Carolina.

The closures, scheduled to take effect at noon local time Friday, were expected to remain in effect until Sunday after post-storm assessments were completed.

The National Hurricane Center warned the cyclone could generate life-threatening storm surges at Cape Hatteras with sustained 50 mph winds and higher gusts. Three-to-five inches of rain, and possibility seven inches in some areas, could fall, the agency added.

Cape Hatteras National Seashore

  • Facilities on Hatteras and Ocracoke islands are closed.

  • Facilities north of the Basnight Bridge will close at 12 p.m. Friday.

  • All facilities will remain closed Saturday.

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

  • All facilities will close at 12 p.m. Friday.

  • All facilities will remain closed Saturday.

Wright Brothers National Memorial

  • The park will close at 12 p.m. Friday.

  • The park will remain closed Saturday.

No closures were reported at Cape Lookout National Seashore, though the National Park Service was warning visitors that the storm would "bring heavy rains, gale warnings, high surf with life-threatening rip currents, coastal flooding and beach overwash to area beaches" and that roads could become flooded and impassable.

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