MAJOR OCEAN OVERWASH AND BEACH EROSION DUE TO STORM SURGE AND
BATTERING WAVE ACTION OCCURRED ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH
CAROLINA. PIERS WERE DESTROYED IN RODANTHE ...AVALON ...AND
FRISCO. MOTELS IN HATTERAS VILLAGE WERE MOVED OFF THEIR FOUNDATIONS
AS WELL AS SOME HOMES. A 500 WIDE INLET WAS CARVED BETWEEN FRISCO
AND HATTERAS VILLAGE ALONG HIGHWAY 12. IN ADDITION...MANY SECTIONS
OF HIGHWAY 12 WERE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN WASHED OUT OR COVERED WITH
DEBRIS SOUTHWARD TO OCRACOKE. FIFTEEN FOOT STRETCHES OF PAVEMENT ON
BOTH SIDES OF A BRIDGE NEAR OCRACOKE WERE WASHED AWAY. ALSO...A
BEACH ACCESS RAMP WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
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