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The National Weather Service is forecasting that although abnormally high tides have already peaked and are on the downtrend, but will still produce minor to locally moderate coastal flooding into Tuesday, according to a press release issued Sunday afternoon.
A Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect through Tuesday afternoon from Duck to Ocracoke village.
Water level rises of 1 to 2 feet above ground on the oceanside, and up to one foot above ground on the soundside are expected to continue, especially around high tide.
Water encroached on NC12 at the north end of Ocracoke making travel difficult but ferry service was not suspended. Water rose in Ocracoke Village in many of the low-lying marshy areas and roadside ditches but did not overwhelm the roads.
The NCDOT said that NC12 on Ocracoke Island remains open and passable with extreme caution and reduced speed.
On Sunday, there are four to seven inches of water in places, mostly on the edge of the southbound lane. Crews were on the scene trying to mitigate where the water is deepest.
On Hatteras Island, the rough surf and higher than normal tides contributed to a pair of houses on G.A. Kohler Court in Rodanthe to collapse on Friday.
Debris spread more than 20 miles to the south between Avon and Buxton over the weekend on the north-to-south current, with National Park Service personnel, contractors hired by one of the homeowners, and volunteers all working to pick-up the remains.
A high risk of rip currents and dangerous shore break are also posted for the ocean on Monday.
The National Hurricane Center is closely monitoring a disturbance in the western Caribbean that is forecast to develop into a tropical cyclone and threaten the Gulf Coast states by late this week.
It’s still too early to know if this system will bring any impacts to eastern North Carolina, but most models keep the center of circulation well to our west.
The NCDOT Ferry Division provides real-time text or email alerts from their routes via the Ferry Information Notification System (FINS) at www.ncdot.gov/fins. System-wide route status updates will also be posted on the Ferry Division’s Twitter and Facebook pages.
