Lightning strike near the Wright Brother’s Memorial, Kill Devil Hills. Photo: Mickey McCarthy

Lighting over the ocean near Avalon Pier. Photo: Corey Schaible

Hurricane Joaquin in Kitty Hawk. Photo: Bob Hovey

Beautiful cloud formations over the sea. Photo: Mark Buckler Photography

Hurricane Sandy, Kitty Hawk on the bypass. Photo: Jon Carter Photography

February 2016 snow storm blanketing the beach in Kitty Hawk. Photo: Jon Carter Photography

Kitty Hawk beach road during a 2015 Nor’Easter. Photo: Jon Carter Photography

Front row seats for the best show on earth. Photo: Lauren Karczewski

Aerial view of the Sound frozen over. Photo: Matt Lusk Photography

Frozen docks on the sound. Photo: Matt Lusk Photography

Icicles hanging from a tree on the sound. Photo: Pia Bell Ford

Storm surf at Avalon Pier. Photo: Rick Anderson

High tide storm over wash for one unlucky oceanfront home. Photo: Rick Anderson

Incoming tide with a few spectators getting caught off-guard. Photo: Rick Anderson

A common sight: Outer Banks storm aftermath. Photo: Rick Anderson

Lightning storm over Avalon Pier. Photo: Rick Anderson

Bird’s eye view of Oregon Inlet when the NE winds are howling. Photo: Ryan Diegelmann

Shelf cloud over Jennette’s Pier (May 28, 2017). Photo: Ryan Rhodes

Storm aftermath. Beach Road in Kitty Hawk looking north to the Hilton. Photo: Susan Ogden

Beautiful panoramic of a storm crossing the shoreline. Photo: Tracie Driggers Williams