It’s raining pretty hard right now, earlier today the wind was howling pretty well—all of it courtesy of Hurricane, now Tropical Storm Ian.
Nothing we haven’t seen before here on the Outer Banks and truth to tell, we didn’t even come close to getting the full impact of the storm. And thank goodness for that.
For those of us who live here, we’ve come to knowing how to deal with tropical systems, although honestly, something as massive and powerful as Hurricane Ian was when it came ashore in Florida…that’s on a different level altogether.
The thing is, even though we have a reasonable idea of what to expect, the fact is, hurricanes aren’t an annual occurrence. Sticking out in the Atlantic as the Outer Banks does, we get brushed by tropical systems, usually heading north and out to sea.
Dorian was the last hurricane that really impacted the area. That was 2019. That was pure misery and it did take a while especially for Ocracoke to bounce back.
We certainly don’t want to play down the significance of tropical systems when they visit. Take from those of us who live here. It is pure misery during the storm and the cleanup just sort of adds to story.
With all of that said, it may seem strange to say, fall may be the best time of the year to visit the Outer Banks. But it is.
Air temperatures are moderately warm, the water temperature has not fallen yet, there’s still enough people here that all the businesses are open, but the crowds are not nearly as great as they are in the summer.
Fall has become festival time on the Outer Banks. There is so much happening that in October that just trying to list it all is difficult. But we’ll try real soon to put a list out there of everything that’s happening.
Fall is a great time to visit. Stop by and check out our Brindley Beach Vacations homes.