N.C. 12 was primarily clear as of 4:30 p.m. on Saturday afternoon after a round of ocean overwash inundated the road during Saturday morning’s high tide.
Small patches of saltwater remained on N.C. 12 in central Avon, however, only sand remained on Pea Island and in northern Buxton.
The affected areas all have minimal dunes due to a mid-November nor’easter that eroded the beaches over the course of multiple high tide cycles.
From Saturday morning:
