Boating
If you haven’t heard about the heat, you must have spent the last few days locked in a restaurant refrigerator. It’s a stinker out there. And according to the National Weather Service’s Friday morning webinar, you can expect it to stay that way for a few days. The agency is even saying this might be
Hurricane
While it might sound like good news, it’s no time to be complacent. Yes, NOAA and the National Hurricane Center announced this morning that they are forecasting below normal activity in the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season. But let’s face it, our region is overdue for a catastrophic event. And even wi
Snow storm
So how about this global warming stuff? Sweltering, are we? Yes, numbers say the earth is warming. Well, you’d never know it around these parts. It’s freezing out there. Heat just isn’t on the list to change things anytime soon. While last weekend’s winter storm wasn’t nearly as bad for us as it was
Storms
A quick stroll through your favorite social media platforms will bring you all kinds of weather predictions. Especially when a system like tomorrow’s coastal low that is forecast to bring cold, wet – and in some locations – snow. Seems like a chance, ever so slight, is worth spreading a little fear.
Boating
It’s not going to give you the forecast for what’s coming weather-wise, but it might explain how things go around our region when it comes to storms. It was almost 10 years ago when one of the higher-up bosses a The Pilot asked anyone who was available to head out, get stories and take pictures of t
Environment
This is that time of year when a lot of folks can’t figure out whether it’s late summer or early fall. And with good reason. Even though they know what month it is, Mother Nature can be incredibly finicky this time of year. So the weather is anybody’s guess. But just so you know, the Autumnal Equino
Environment
Sure, Hurricane Erin’s passing dealt organizers of the Virginia Beach Billfish Tournament more than a few headaches. And some teams opted out of the event because of bad conditions offshore. But the 39 that decided to wait for changes and still play the game were rewarded Saturday during the second
East Coast Surfing Championships
(A photograph taken by Tony Pellino shows crews dismantling the judges tower at the East Coast Surfing Championships – Thanks Tony) If you head to the Oceanfront Thursday to watch the East Coast Surfing Championships during some wild surf brought on by Hurricane Erin, try not to be disappointed. Cit
East Coast Surfing Championships
So here’s where we were as of the National Hurricane Center’s 5 p.m. update on Saturday. Erin is an extremely dangerous Cat. 5 cyclone with winds of 160 mph. It’s moving west at approximately 15 mph. The good news is that computer generated forecast models are all in agreement that the system will b
Meteor showers
As this day progressed, it became more and more clear that Mother Nature’s fireworks would perform without an audience. At least that’s the case around these parts. The clouds have thickened and rain in either the form of showers or storms are pending. That means we won’t be able to witness the peak
Environment
Just as the Wakefield division of the National Weather Service was starting its Monday morning briefing, the National Hurricane Center announced that Tropical Storm Erin had formed. The cyclone is just west of the Cabo Verde Islands off the coast of Africa and is starting to show a good rotation. Fo
Fishing
The 52nd annual White Marlin Open has come to another exciting end. The Ocean City, Md., event on Sunday saw its first wahoo and the tuna lead changed hands twice. Otherwise, the leaderboard basically remained unchanged. The competition featured 282 registered teams vying for a total purse of $7.3 m