As many of you already know I vacation on Hatteras Island each spring. The narrow strip of islands known as the Outer Banks of the Carolina coast is very vulnerable to storms and flooding. This afternoon stubborn low pressure way off the east coast is sending long northeast swells towards the coastline with major ocean overwash being reported along Hatteras Island. Coastal flooding has forced closure of Highway 12 south of Oregon Inlet with the highway underwater at the S Curves in the Village of Rodanthe. I have posted an image from the web cam in Rodanthe that shows NC 12 under water as the Atlantic Ocean surges past dunes and homes. Seas will continue to build this afternoon, with flooding expected at high tide all weekend long. Winds will gust to 30 mph and seas will build to 15 to 17 feet. A Coastal Flood Warning and Surf Advisory are in effect for the Outer Banks and other portions of the North Carolina coast.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Outer Banks flooding
As many of you already know I vacation on Hatteras Island each spring. The narrow strip of islands known as the Outer Banks of the Carolina coast is very vulnerable to storms and flooding. This afternoon stubborn low pressure way off the east coast is sending long northeast swells towards the coastline with major ocean overwash being reported along Hatteras Island. Coastal flooding has forced closure of Highway 12 south of Oregon Inlet with the highway underwater at the S Curves in the Village of Rodanthe. I have posted an image from the web cam in Rodanthe that shows NC 12 under water as the Atlantic Ocean surges past dunes and homes. Seas will continue to build this afternoon, with flooding expected at high tide all weekend long. Winds will gust to 30 mph and seas will build to 15 to 17 feet. A Coastal Flood Warning and Surf Advisory are in effect for the Outer Banks and other portions of the North Carolina coast.
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