Communications to-and-from Ocracoke Island were all but non-existent for much of Sunday, reportedly due to a lightning strike at a key location.
Telephone, cellular and internet service was impacted by the outage after a power problem at the Centurylink office on the island.
Some residents with satellite-based internet service providers, including a few who have Starlink, were not impacted, said Peter Vankevich, of The Ocracoke Observer.
Vankevich said service was finally restored at 3:26 a.m. Monday.
