Overwash from a nor’easter that is slowly pulling away from the coast flooded N.C. 12 on Hatteras Island Monday, and the road remains closed to traffic between Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe.
N.C. Department of Transportation crews have been working to move the sand that has washed onto the road on Pea Island as conditions allowed, but much of that work was being undone by surf that has topped 10 feet since late Friday and near-record high tides.
Forecasts indicate the near-record tidal levels peaked on Monday morning, and with winds and seas slowly subsiding, NCDOT is still hopeful they can reopen the road to traffic sometime on Tuesday.
Cape Hatteras Elementary School and Cape Hatteras Secondary School will be closed for staff and students on Tuesday due to the conditions. Students are encouraged to complete remote assignments.
Coastal flood warnings and high surf advisories continue through Tuesday morning.
#NC12 still closed between Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe. Travel unsafe in this area. Water, sand covering parts of hwy. at Pea Island & Mirlo. NCDOT crews clearing NC12 of sand, where possible. Could reopen NC12 Tues. For latest conditions, check here or https://t.co/QO3VrvACbS. pic.twitter.com/KU20rfA4RZ
— NCDOT NC12 (@NCDOT_NC12) November 8, 2021
Way too windy to put drone up very high at all but it does allow for a different perspective of the erosion process here at the Rodanthe pier. @CoastalProf @NWSMoreheadCity pic.twitter.com/Xmipi2FaRr
— Mark Sudduth (@hurricanetrack) November 8, 2021
The highway closed north of Rodanthe during Sunday morning’s high tide due to ocean overwash, with multiple dune breaches reported on Pea Island, leading to exacerbated flooding, according to The Island Free Press.
There was also some minor overwash on N.C. 12 with Monday’s high tide along northern Ocracoke Island.
Due to high winds, the ferries between Hatteras and Ocracoke, as well as the Ocracoke-Cedar Island and Ocracoke-Swan Quarter have started running on the following limited schedule:
- Hatteras-Ocracoke: Noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m., midnight
- Ocracoke-Hatteras: 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m.
- Ocracoke-Swan Quarter: 1:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
- Swan Quarter-Ocracoke: 1:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
- Ocracoke-Cedar Island: 4:30 p.m.
- Cedar Island-Ocracoke: 1:30 p.m.
Some ferry routes are still suspended, due to impacts from the storm. The Currituck-Knotts Island ferries have been suspended due to water levels too low to operate.
Soundside flooding was also reported in Hatteras village, Frisco, and Ocracoke village Sunday afternoon and evening.
Wind cranking in Hatteras as the road is flooded by the Pamlico sound. @NWSMoreheadCity @CoastalProf pic.twitter.com/kQMtedwGYS
— Mark Sudduth (@hurricanetrack) November 7, 2021
Gusty winds continue to impact ENC today. We have already received multiple wind reports over 30 mph across the area today. You can find our latest reports on peak wind speeds around the area here:https://t.co/I39KkhbNYQ
#NCwx pic.twitter.com/FFA37wcfXf— NWS Newport/Morehead (@NWSMoreheadCity) November 7, 2021
This storm is now one for the books as the Duck Corps of Engineers Pier recorded the fourth-highest tide on record and could top that mark with Monday’s high tide, which was at 9:45 a.m.
Due to adverse weather conditions, Dare County Public Works will not collect residential or commercial trash in the Town of Kitty Hawk or the unincorporated areas of Dare County on Monday.
The new schedule will be as follows as long as conditions improve enough to allow trash collection to resume on Tuesday, November 9, 2021.
- Tuesday, November 9, 2021, and Thursday, November 11, 2021—Residential collection will take place in Kitty Hawk, Colington, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras Village.
- Wednesday, November 10, 2021, and Friday, November 12, 2021—Residential collection will take place in Manteo, Wanchese, East Lake, Stumpy Point, Manns Harbor, Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo and Avon.
- Commercial trash collection will take place countywide on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, and Friday, November 12, 2021.
Please keep all trash cans secured and put them out the night before your anticipated collection day.
The Town of Nags Head has rescheduled all residential sanitation collection will occur on Tuesday and Friday next week. Please DO NOT roll any carts to the street until Monday evening.
If you are in the Sector Two bulk item/brush collection area in Nags Head, do not place your items for collection by the road until Monday night.
Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head beaches remain closed to off-road vehicles until conditions subside.
