Overview
- Two unoccupied houses at 46002 Ocean Drive and 46223 Tower Circle Road in Buxton collapsed around 10:45 and 11 a.m. Tuesday, according to seashore officials.
- The latest failures bring the total to 24 oceanfront home collapses on Cape Hatteras National Seashore since 2020, including 13 recorded in 2025.
- The National Weather Service has a Coastal Flood Warning in effect through Wednesday with breaking waves of 10 to 15 feet and up to 3 feet of inundation on parts of the Outer Banks.
- Forecasters warn that ocean overwash will likely render sections of N.C. Highway 12 on Hatteras and Ocracoke inaccessible at times.
- Beach closures cover a 0.15‑mile stretch in Rodanthe from East Point Drive to Surfside Drive and about 1.5 miles in Buxton north of off‑road vehicle ramp 43 due to dozens of threatened structures.