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Highway 12 cutoff of Hatteras Island

  1. Update 2 of 2LatestDay 531 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.

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    • 1Confirmed storm death through early Monday
    • 130,000+Regional utility customers without power Sunday
    • ~500 ftN.C. 12 pavement damaged near Pea Island
    • Brown’s death is confirmed; Sunday ferry service began, and Ocracoke’s road reopened.
    • No verified second death, Pea Island reopening date or final storm-wide damage total.
    • Whether crews can open the Pea Island detour after further high tides.
  2. Update 1 of 2Day 4

    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.

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    ABC News

    • ~500 ftHighway 12 pavement reported damaged
    • 88,000+Customers without power at 1:07 p.m.
    • ~425Saturday flights canceled in one snapshot
    • Hatteras Island had no road route to or from the mainland on Saturday; an emergency ferry was being prepared.
    • When the closed Highway 12 segments will reopen or the emergency ferry will begin service.
    • Whether further high tides delay repairs and bring more water into coastal neighborhoods.

Who reported

Who reported

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Who's involved

Who's involved

Organizations

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

Places

  • Pea Island
  • Hatteras Island
  • Long Beach Island
  • Manasquan
  • Montauk
  • Ocean City
  • Ocean City
  • Ocracoke

Promises

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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Nor’easter kills Brooklyn worker as emergency ferry reaches Hatteras