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Highway 12 cutoff of Hatteras Island

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Where it stands

Nor’easter-driven overwash damaged about 500 feet of Highway 12 on Pea Island, closing the road and cutting off Hatteras Island’s mainland road link. An emergency ferry is now serving the island, but the reports do not say Highway 12 has reopened or that another reliable road connection has been established.

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  1. Update 1Nor’easter cuts Hatteras road access as Jersey Shore homes flood
  2. Update 2Nor’easter kills Brooklyn worker as emergency ferry reaches Hatteras

The story so far

  1. Update 231 hours later

    Nor’easter kills Brooklyn worker as emergency ferry reaches Hatteras

    Leighton Brown was killed by a falling tree in Brooklyn. An emergency ferry reached road-cut Hatteras, but the damaged mainland route has no confirmed reopening date.

    Still open after this report

    • No verified second death, Pea Island reopening date or final storm-wide damage total.

  2. Update 1

    Nor’easter cuts Hatteras road access as Jersey Shore homes flood

    Overwash severed Hatteras Island’s road link as tidal flooding reached New Jersey homes. An emergency ferry was being prepared, but no highway reopening date was confirmed.

    Still open after this report

    • When the closed Highway 12 segments will reopen or the emergency ferry will begin service.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

Organizations

  • New York City Housing AuthorityPublic development corporation responsible for New York City's public and leased housing1 report
  • North Carolina Department of Transportationgovernment agency in North Carolina, United States connecting people, products and places1 report

Places

  • Pea IslandPea Island, North Carolina 27968, USA2 reports
  • Hatteras IslandHatteras Island, North Carolina, USA1 report
  • Long Beach IslandLong Beach Island, New Jersey, USA1 report
  • ManasquanManasquan, NJ, USA1 report
  • MontaukMontauk, NY 11954, USA1 report
  • Ocean CityOcean City, NJ, USA1 report
  • Ocean CityOcean City, MD, USA1 report
  • OcracokeOcracoke, NC 27960, USA1 report

Promises

Promised in this story: 1Due, not yet checked 1

  • Due, not yet checkedBrian Kelly: Kelly said Sea Bright would open its recreation center for evacuees.Due

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Who reported what

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Nor’easter conditions across the East CoastIndependently confirmed10
Flooding on streets along the Jersey ShoreIndependently confirmed8
The National Weather Service forecast dangerous flooding along the Mid-Atlantic coast, particularly…Not independently confirmed7
Forecast wind speedsNot independently confirmed7
Nor’easter impacts from the Mid-Atlantic to MaineIndependently confirmed6
Northeast power outages reported over timeIndependently confirmed5
New York City worker killed by a falling treeIndependently confirmed4
New York and New Jersey emergency declarationsIndependently confirmed4
New Jersey emergency declaration in eight countiesNot independently confirmed4
Flight cancellations during the stormNot independently confirmed4
Forecast rainfall totals across the NortheastNot independently confirmed4
Storm-related death reportedNot independently confirmed3
Highway 12 washed away in the Outer BanksNot independently confirmed3
Expected flooding timing in Sea BrightNot independently confirmed3
Evacuation requests in parts of ManasquanNot independently confirmed3
Flood risk from upcoming high tidesNot independently confirmed3
People under coastal flood alerts or threatsNot independently confirmed2

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