After temporarily opening on Sunday afternoon, N.C. Highway 12 has closed again in between Rodanthe and Oregon Inlet on Hatteras Island, and in between the pony pens and the ferry terminal on Ocracoke Island, due to ocean overwash that coincided with Sunday night’s high tide. NCDOT crews will be working to open the highway again […]
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Highway 12 between the Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe will REOPEN to motorists at 5 p.m. today, per a 4:00 p.m. update from NCDOT. However, ocean overwash issues are expected to return with tonight’s high tide at around 11 p.m. Standing water and sand remain on the road at several locations, so motorists should drive with […]
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3:20 p.m. UPDATE: N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke has now reopened to traffic. Sand and water remain on the roadway, so all motorists should drive with extreme caution. Ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke will resume shortly. N.C. Highway 12 remains closed in between Rodanthe and Oregon Inlet, and barricades are in place in Rodanthe […]
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Stronger winds through Monday could bring more extensive coastal flooding impacts, especially for oceanside areas north of Cape Hatteras, per a Sunday afternoon update from the National Weather Service Newport / Morehead City office. Oceanside impacts on Hatteras Island, and soundside impacts along the southern Pamlico Sound including Ocracoke Island, are expected to continue through […]
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3:20 p.m. UPDATE: N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke has now reopened to traffic. Sand and water remain on the roadway, so all motorists should drive with extreme caution. Ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke will resume shortly. N.C. Highway 12 is currently closed between Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe, and barricades are in place in Rodanthe and […]
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4:00 P.M. UPDATE: N.C. Highway 12 on Ocracoke has now reopened to traffic. Sand and water remain on the roadway, so all motorists should drive with extreme caution. Ferry service between Hatteras and Ocracoke has also resumed. Per an 11:30 a.m. update from NCDOT, N.C. Highway 12 is now closed on Ocracoke Island between the Pony […]
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UPDATE: N.C. Highway 12 between the Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe reopened to motorists at 5 p.m. today, per an update from NCDOT. However, ocean overwash issues are expected to return with tonight’s high tide at around 11 p.m. Standing water and sand remain on the road at several locations, so motorists should drive with EXTREME […]
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10:45 a.m. UPDATE: Due to severe overwash at different locations on N.C. Highway 12 between Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe, the highway has been closed. Barricades are in place in Rodanthe and on the north side of the bridge. Per NCDOT, no reopening estimate is available at this time. Ocean overwash was reported in several hotspots […]
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Per a Saturday afternoon update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), N.C. Highway 12 remains open as of 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. However, a combination of factors including water/sand on the roadway, heavy traffic, and crews working to remove sand is causing very slow traffic between the Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe. The Island […]
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A coastal flood warning remains in effect for the northern Outer Banks and Hatteras Island. High astronomical tides and coastal flooding during periods of high tide are creating hazardous conditions along N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras Island in the Pea Island section south of the Basnight Bridge, in Avon, and north Buxton. The marine forecast […]
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