Dare County hit hard by Nor'easter

One of the hardest hit areas from the storm is Dare County where a Coastal Flood Warning and High Wind Warning remains in effect.

By: George Crocker | WNCT
Published: November 12, 2009

One of the hardest hit areas from the storm is Dare County where a Coastal Flood Warning and High Wind Warning remains in effect.

A Coastal Flood Warning means flooding is occurring or imminent. Take appropriate action to protect life and property.

The strongest winds are expected to affect the Northern Outer Banks through this afternoon. NE winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph are expected.

Rough surf conditions and breakers up to 8 to 10 feet are generating high surf and dangerous rip currents.

Drivers should be on the lookout for high waves and possible ocean overwash flooding local roads.

Highway 12 near Tuckahoe Drive in the Town of Duck is experiencing flooding at this time. US 158 at Cay Trail, Beacon Drive and West Kitty Hawk Road are temporarily closed due to heavy rains.

In Kitty Hawk, heavy rains are causing periods of temporary closure on US158 at Cay Trail, US 158 at Beacon Drive and West Kitty Hawk Road.

Highway 12 is open south of the Oregon Inlet Bridge. The road is reduced to one lane though in portions through the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge to Rodanthe.

Ferry service is on regular schedule between Hatteras Village and Ocracoke. For updates on ferry service, call 1-800-BY-FERRY.

If you're in Dare County and experience power outages, contact your power company to report the outage. The Northern Beaches and Manteo should contact Dominion North Carolina Power at 1-888-667-3000. Hatteras Island should contact Cape Hatteras Electric Cooperative at 866-511-9862. Mainland Dare residents should contact Tideland Electric at 252-943-3046.

After hours activities for today at the Dare County Center have been cancelled. The Fitness Room will close at 5:00 p.m. today, and is expected to reopen at 8:30am Friday, November 13, 2009.

In order to keep 911 phone lines open for emergency communications, please do not call 911 for general inquiries. 911 should be used only for emergencies.

Dare County Emergency Management will continue to closely monitor the progress of the storm and issue advisories as the situation warrants. Updates can be obtained in the following ways: www.darenc.com, Cable Channel 20 and NOAA Weather Radio.