Road crews are hard at work to get Highway 12 reopen days after a historic winter storm dumped snow throughout the Outer Banks.

Highway 12 remains closed between the Oregon Inlet and Rodanthe, as well as on Ocracoke.

On October 28, 2025, a powerful coastal storm struck North Carolina's Outer Banks, sending ocean water surging over protective dunes and rendering critical sections of Highway 12 completely impassable ...

North Carolina Highway 12 closed Saturday between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe at 6 p.m. due to deteriorating ...

RODANTHE, N.C. (AP) — Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes as the monster storm ...

The Outer Banks of North Carolina, a thin line of islands representing the easternmost part of the state, are hit by multiple nor'easters and hurricanes every year, leading to oceanfront homes ...

Storms don't even have to be particularly close or strong to wreak havoc on the Outer Banks. Hurricane Joaquin in 2015 tracked more than 500 miles east of Hatteras, N.C., but waves and surge from the ...

As Hurricane Erin makes its way northeast, further away from North Carolina's coast, its impacts will continue linger in the Outer Banks, especially during early morning high tides. Dare County ...

NAGS HEAD, N.C. — A task force force has been formed with the aim of saving the main highway on North Carolina’s Outer Banks from storms and sea level rise. The Virginian-Pilot reported last week that ...

Gov. Josh Stein toured the Outer Banks to assess Hurricane Erin's damage, noting that while some areas experienced significant property damage, North Carolina "dodged a bullet" with no reported loss ...

A compact track loader operator moves sand in an effort to prevent overwash on N.C. Highway 12 in Buxton on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, as a nor’easter is expected to impact the North Carolina coast.