The NCDOT said on Tuesday afternoon that crews clearing N.C. Highway 12 in between Rodanthe and the Bonner Bridge have not found structural damage to the road itself so far. This means that once crews are able to get ahead of any additional sand and water being deposited on the road, N.C. Highway 12 will […]
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N.C. Highway 12 is now expected to reopen on Tuesday evening due to high tides tonight and tomorrow morning which will likely bring more ocean overwash, per the NCDOT. NCDOT crews steadily continued to work on reopening N.C. Highway 12 north of Rodanthe on Monday, but were dealing with miles of accumulated saltwater and sand, […]
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N.C. Highway 12 is now expected to reopen on Tuesday evening due to high tides tonight and tomorrow morning which will likely bring more ocean overwash, per the NCDOT. NCDOT crews steadily continued to work on reopening N.C. Highway 12 north of Rodanthe on Monday, but were dealing with miles of accumulated saltwater and sand, […]
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N.C. Highway 12 was impassable in multiple locations throughout Hatteras Island as of 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, as oceanside flooding continued to inundate the area. In south Avon, the oceanside flooding extended from the southern town borders all the way to the intersection of Highway 12 and Avon village, and a number of vehicles initially […]
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Significant ocean overwash was still an extensive issue on Sunday afternoon, especially between the Bonner Bridge and Rodanthe, and on Ocracoke Island from the Pony Pens to the Hatteras / Ocracoke Ferry Terminal. N.C. Highway 12 remains closed at both locations. Extreme oceanside flooding was also reported in south Avon near Ocean View Drive, north […]
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Due to extreme ocean overwash, N.C. Highway 12 is temporarily closed in between Rodanthe and the Bonner Bridge. The NCDOT reports that crews are working to clear the sand and the roadway, but notes that travel may be disrupted over the next several high tide cycles. The most likely times for ocean overwash will be […]
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The Coast Guard is warning mariners of navigation hazards after about 70 cargo containers fell off of a cargo ship Saturday night, about 17 miles off Oregon Inlet. The cargo ship Maersk Shanghai contacted watchstanders at Sector North Carolina’s command center via VHF-FM marine radio channel 16, notifying them that they lost approximately 70 to […]
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High winds and possible coastal flooding remained in the forecast for Saturday in the 7:30 a.m. briefing from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City Office. Moderate to significant coastal flooding of 2 to 4 feet above ground is forecast, with both soundside and oceanside flooding likely today through Monday. Winds will continue to […]
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By JOY CRIST On Thursday, March 1, Cape Hatteras National Seashore Superintendent David Hallac gave a presentation to community members at the Fessenden Center on visitation patterns in the past year. And while it?s a well-known fact that 28% of statistics are made up, there were plenty of surprises and numbers that stood out in […]
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Friday morning’s soundside flooding began to recede for much of the region by the early afternoon, but the weekend storm is far from over for Hatteras and Ocracoke islanders. Per the Friday afternoon update from the National Weather Service, 2-4 feet of water level rise above ground level is expected during the weekend storm, which […]
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