Outer Banks flood warning with high surf, winds forecast; more homes could 'break apart or collapse'

Four more oceanfront homes collapse in Buxton

These are the fifth and sixth Outer Banks homes to collapse in October, marking 24 that have collapsed since 2020.

Outer Banks flood warning with high surf, winds forecast; more homes could 'break apart or collapse'

CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. (WNCN) — Weather forecasters are warning that a storm will bring rough seas, flooding, and tropical-storm-force winds to the North Carolina coast starting Monday night through Wednesday. The Outer Banks — recently hit repeatedly by flooding and storms — are at risk for the worst of the "coastal low" weather system with 58 mph wind gusts forecast near the Hatteras Island town of Rodanthe, the National Weather Service said. Gal…

Coastal flood warning in effect as ocean overwash expected along Outer Banks

A coastal low pressure system is expected to produce strong northeast winds, large surf, and periods of coastal flooding and ocean overwash along the Outer Banks, according to the latest update from the National Weather Service (NWS) office in Newport/Morehead City. Forecasters warn that significant ocean overwash will likely impact vulnerable stretches of N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, making the highway inaccessible at times…