N.C. Highway 12 remains open and accessible on Saturday morning
N.C. Highway 12 remains open and accessible on Saturday morning, October 1, however, some sand and standing water remain on the roadway in several locations, and travelers are advised to slow down and use caution.
Per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), crews will be out on Saturday clearing the highway as needed, as well as clearing secondary roads in Rodanthe that experienced overwash on Friday.
Standing water was reported north of Hatteras village, in northern Rodanthe, and on Pea Island as of Saturday at 7:00 a.m.
Ian, now considered a Post-Tropical Cyclone, continues moving north, and impacts will lessen through Saturday night as the storm weakens.
Hazardous conditions persist along the coast, and multiple advisories remain in effect for the Outer Banks, including a high surf advisory, coastal flood advisory, and a high risk of rip currents. Minor overwash is possible with the next high tide cycle, which is approximately noon on Saturday.
The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry, Ocracoke-Cedar Island ferry, and Ocracoke-Swan Quarter ferry resumed regular operations on Saturday morning, per an update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Ferry Division.
Hurricane Ian brought approximately 6 inches of rainfall in a 24-hour period to some areas of Hatteras Island, per an update from the National Weather Service (NWS) Newport/Morehead City office. (See graphic below.) Per wobx.com, Cape Hatteras set a new record for daily rainfall total for September 30 with 5.92 inches recorded at Billy Mitchell Field in Frisco.
For more information on the local forecast, visit www.weather.gov/mhx for weather information, or visit the NWS Newport / Morehead City’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NWSMoreheadCity/.
WHEN ARE THEY STARTING THE PEA ISLAND BRIDGE..!?
Not even on the radar. Best guess with everything has to happen before ground is broken is 10+ years depending on how the environmentalists feel about it.
“THE environmentalists”? Who are they? Do you know anyone who isn’t an “environmentalist”? And how is a Pea Island bridge going to solve the rest of the problems faced by the rest of the sand bar that is south of Pea Island? At best a bridge from the Oregon Inlet south is just a means for tourons to continue their abuse of the sand bar.