UPDATED, Sunday 10 a.m.: NCDOT has reopened N.C. 12 to traffic, and will be working to fortify the dune at Mirlo Beach before this evening’s high tide around 6:30 p.m.
UPDATED, Sunday 7 a.m.: N.C. 12 is closed to traffic again between the Basnight Bridge and Mirlo Beach, as the morning high tide sent water across the road at S-Turns.
Here's a picture of the scene at Mirlo Beach Sunday morning. Once again, Highway 12 is CLOSED between the Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe. Our crews are on the scene working to reopen the road as soon as possible. We'll post more information here when we have it. pic.twitter.com/28tMHquHfW
— NCDOT NC12 (@NCDOT_NC12) April 5, 2020
A low pressure system that crossed the Outer Banks earlier this week stalled off the coast of New England, coupled with high pressure building over the mid-Atlantic to create northerly winds have brought breaking surf of 6 to 9 feet from Carova to Buxton.
The east-facing beaches remain under a high surf advisory into Monday.
While the main overwash issues have been at Mirlo Beach just north of Rodanthe, where a 60-to-80 foot long dune breech on Wednesday shut down travel into Thursday morning and again on Saturday evening, seawater has also been pouring through the Ocean View Drive area of Avon and at the motels in Buxton.
There’s a certain majesty to the waves. And it’s still a beautiful morning! @JMorrowweather @kellycass @ReynoldsWolf @IslandFreePress @SamWalkerOBX @mikeseidel @weatherchannel @WAVY_News @BrettBarley pic.twitter.com/xZYufc80Y3
— Janet Morrow Dawson – Cape Hatteras Motel (@JanetMDawson) April 5, 2020
The weather service said current trends point to winds and waves over the open ocean starting to drop off as the distant nor’easter moves farther out into the North Atlantic over the next 24 hours.
National Weather Service forecast for Nags Head, as of Sunday 12 p.m.:
