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Monthly Archives: November, 2019

Ocean Oceanwash Reported Ahead of Sunday Morning’s High Tide; Power Restored After Brief Overnight Outage

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Ocean overwash accompanied Saturday night’s high tide, and waters continued to affect N.C. Highway 12 as of 7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, several hours...

Sound Levels Low on Northern Hatteras Island; Highway 12 Closed from Oregon Inlet to Rodanthe

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N.C. Highway 12 closed at 5 p.m. on Saturday evening as conditions continued to deteriorate with the weekend nor’easter. As of late Saturday afternoon,...

N.C. Highway 12 Closing at 5 p.m. North of Rodanthe

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Per county and state officials, N.C. Highway 12 will be closing at 5 p.m. from Oregon Inlet to Rodanthe on Saturday, November 16. The coastal storm...

Worst Impacts Expected to Begin Tonight; N.C. 12 Overwash Only Reported in Avon with Saturday Morning’s High Tide

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Ocean overwash on N.C. Highway 12 was limited to Avon village near Ocean View Drive as of 1:45 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, with no...

NCDOT Warns Travelers to Use Extreme Caution Along N.C. 12 Due to High Winds and Rain

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State transportation officials are warning drivers to be extremely cautious if they must travel on N.C. Highway 12 along the Outer Banks as a...
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