UPDATED, Monday 8 a.m.: Ferries to-and-from Ocracoke have resumed operations, and all roads are open following the Easter nor’easter brought the Outer Banks wind, high surf and some rain.
Good news! The Hatteras-Ocracoke ferry has returned to service! First departure out of Hatteras at 7 a.m., first departure from Ocracoke will be at 7:30. Thank you for your patience as we waited for the storm to subside!
— NCFerryHatteras (@NCFerryHatteras) April 10, 2023
Good morning, we are back on schedule for the sound routes.
— NCFerryPamSound (@NCFerryPamSound) April 10, 2023
No other problems have been reported so far, including from the line of homes threatened by the ocean along the northern Rodanthe beaches, and waves are slowly forecast to decrease over the next couple of days as the wind is slowly dropping out.
The extended period of strong onshore winds arrived after a front stalled over eastern North Carolina on Friday and then drifted south. Strong low pressure is forecast to develop along the front and move just off the coast.
Travel along the four-wheel drive beaches of the Currituck Outer Banks to-and-from Swan Beach and Carova could still be impacted around high tide, which is around 11 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Monday, until the ocean calms down.
National Weather Service seven-day forecasts for:
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Currituck County provides beach safety and emergency updates for Corolla and the mainland via Currituck Alert.
For the latest images from NCDOT traffic cameras on the Outer Banks and northeastern North Carolina, visit: https://wobx.com/2022/06/01/outer-banks-northeastern-north-carolina-traffic-cameras/.
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