Volunteers are currently being recruited for an upcoming beach clean-up in Rodanthe and northern Hatteras Island, per a recent announcement from the non-profit organization Outer Banks Forever “As you may have seen in the news, two unoccupied houses collapsed into the ocean in Rodanthe yesterday, creating a large debris field along Cape Hatteras National Seashore,” […]

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N.C. Highway 12 remains closed between Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe on Wednesday morning, per an 8:00 a.m. update from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). “The overnight high tide was not kind to our efforts to reopen the road, as more overwash and sand covers the road at the Pea Island Visitor Center and […]

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Another round of ocean overwash was reported with Tuesday afternoon’s 3:30 p.m. high tide on multiple stretches of N.C. Highway 12, including northern Buxton, in Avon near Ocean View Drive, in the S-Curves/Mirlo Beach area of northern Rodanthe, and on Pea Island. The public is advised to avoid driving through these areas, as standing water and […]

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A second unoccupied home collapsed along the oceanfront in Rodanthe at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, per multiple reports. The home was located at 24265 Ocean Drive, and was adjacent to a home that collapsed overnight at 24235 Ocean Drive. The property was a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home that was originally built in 1980. The first […]

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Minor to moderate ocean overwash was reported with Monday afternoon’s high tide, which occurred at roughly 2:30 p.m. While N.C. Highway 12 remains open throughout, standing water and sand remain on the roadway, and flooding may continue through the afternoon. Travelers are advised to use caution, and to avoid driving if possible, as saltwater can […]

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While minor ocean overwash was reported with the early morning 2:30 a.m. high tide in Buxton and northern Rodanthe, N.C. Highway 12 remained open and passable throughout as of Monday morning, with minimal amounts of water and blowing sand on the roadway. However, additional ocean overwash is expected up to several hours before Monday afternoon’s […]

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Multiple advisories are in place as a multiple-day coastal storm starts to impact the Outer Banks, including a Coastal Flood Warning, Wind Advisory, High Surf Advisory, and Gale Warning, per a recent update from the National Weather Service. Minor ocean overwash was reported in Buxton with Sunday afternoon’s high tide, however N.C. Highway 12 remains […]

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The North Carolina Department of Transportation’s (NCDOT) Ferry Division is seeking grant funds for a proposed operational analysis of moving the South Dock ferry terminal for the Hatteras-Ocracoke vehicular ferry to a new location near the Ocracoke Island Pony Pens. The topic was presented at the Dare County Board of Commissioners’ May 2 meeting, where […]

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