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Growing risk of Coastal Flooding along the Outer Banks

Ethan Clark

September 22, 2026 at 10:11:05 PM

Our Nor’easter will start to get going by tomorrow evening. I'm still expecting a Coastal Flooding risk along the Outer Banks. Winds along the Outer Banks will gust 30-45 MPH tomorrow; coastal flooding risk will begin by tomorrow evening, but based on the data, the greatest risk of moderate coastal flooding will be with high tide Thursday morning, Thursday night, and Friday morning. We will likely see flooding along Highway 12 on Pea Island, south of Oregon Inlet and potentially in Buxton. So if you need to leave Hatteras Island because you must be off the Island Thursday/Friday or Saturday morning, I would do it tomorrow. 40-50MPH wind gusts likely Thursday into Friday along the Outer Banks.

There will be a risk of some Coastal Flooding North of Oregon Inlet, but generally less of a risk to Highway 12 in these locations.


Highway 12 at the North end of Ocracoke could also become impassable at times.


You'll have to leave Ocracoke most likely via second sound class ferry service to Swansquarter or Cedar Island, but high winds could impact that too.


I'll continue to monitor.


#noreaster #outerbanks


-Ethan

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Lower Dew Points will lead to a very nice weekend

Writer: Ethan Clark
Ethan Clark
Aug 10, 2022
1 min read

Do the happy dance; here we go; a decent cold front will move through, bringing in the first real taste of lower humidity in a while. A cold front will pass through Friday, leaving Saturday and Sunday with mostly sunny skies, cooler temperatures, highs in the 80s, and lower dew points in the 50s; this will make Saturday and Sunday feel drier as humid levels will be lower. It should feel rather good this weekend, dare I say hints of fall but should especially at night. The map below is Dew Points in the 50s; this will make it feel a lot less humid.



 
 
 

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