N.C. 12 on Hatteras Island will likely remain closed until Tuesday due to severe overwash from a nor’easter pounding the Outer Banks this weekend.
Cape Hatteras elementary and secondary schools are closed Monday due to the weather, with coastal flood warnings and high surf advisories continuing through Tuesday morning.
The highway closed north of Rodanthe during Sunday morning’s high tide due to ocean overwash, and at least one dune breach has occurred on Pea Island, leading to exacerbated flooding, according to The Island Free Press.
As of midday on Sunday, ocean overwash was reported in northern Buxton, northern Hatteras village, Pea Island, northern Rodanthe, and in Avon along Ocean View Drive, although there was no flooding on N.C. Highway 12 in Avon as of Sunday afternoon.
Looks like the Rodanthe pier is taking a bit of a hit in this coastal storm. @CoastalProf @NWSMoreheadCity pic.twitter.com/UmBprrnFkB
— Mark Sudduth (@hurricanetrack) November 7, 2021
Soundside flooding was 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
Continued soundside flooding with water levels 2-4 feet above ground level is possible through Monday, and especially for southern Hatteras Island and Ocracoke Island.
All ferry operations to and from Ocracoke Island have been suspended due to the inclement weather.
Sustained winds of 30-40 mph blew over the Outer Banks throughout the day Sunday, with a peak gust of 65 mph reported at Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head.
https://twitter.com/NWSMoreheadCity/status/145743216377161728
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 Monday morning.
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.