Despite efforts to clear N.C. 12 ahead of high tide around noon today, overwash has covered the road in multiple spots again Hatteras and Ocracoke islands.
The N.C. Department of Transportation says it will now be at least Wednesday afternoon before they will be able to reopen the road to traffic. Four-to-six feet of
11:30 a.m. update: Unfortunately, the high tide coming in now is severely hampering efforts to reopen Highway 12 on…
Posted by NCDOT NC 12 on Tuesday, September 22, 2020
A coastal flood advisory and high surf advisory remains in effect for the Outer Banks, as waves from distant Hurricane Teddy combined with onshore winds over the past several days and higher astronomical tides have lead to repeated overwash periods at high tide.
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