Coastal Flood — Ocracoke Island, North Carolina

2025-10-27 to 2025-10-29 · Ocracoke Island, North Carolina

Event narrative

Significant ocean overwash closed sections of N.C. 12 near between the pony pens and the north end of Ocracoke Island.

Wider weather episode

A low-pressure system moved offshore and combined with high pressure to the north to produce strong northeasterly winds, which in turn brought large waves and ocean overwash to Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands from October 27-29. The resultant impacts caused five oceanfront homes to collapse, and closed sections of N.C. 12 on Hatteras and Ocracoke Island.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1298206. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.