Imelda hits North Carolina and sees the collapse of the Outer Banks home
The video was filmed the moment it collapsed as floods from Hurricane Imelda shocked the North Carolina coast.
Huge and rough waves from two long-range hurricanes have washed away five homes in North Carolina’s outer bank, and the National Park Service says more destruction is possible as the ocean hits the coast.
According to Park Service, it collapsed within 45 minutes on September 30th along the Hatteras National Coast Cape and collapsed along the Hatteras National Coast within 45 minutes. The large waves and high seas from Hurricanes Imelda and Humbel are expected to last for several more days.
“Buxton at the Battle of Bars” said Danny Couch, a real estate agent and former county commissioner from Outer Banks. “The sea is furious.”
No injuries have been reported, coast confirmed.
Another home was washed down into the ocean on September 16th, according to the National Coast.
Surf heights were estimated at 8 to 12 feet on September 30, said Tom Ronka, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Morehead City. Surf is expected to be “very dangerous due to the big broken waves” throughout the week, the Weather Bureau said in its evening forecast.
The rough conditions are “ongoing incidents,” and could further collapse, National Seashore said in a news release on September 30.
Videos and photos of this week’s Outer Bank’s spectacular shutter photos show the ocean under a long line in the beachfront house.
All beachfront areas are closed in Buxton for public safety, and the coast warned people not to get close to them and warned them to take caution along the outer bank south of Buxton.
“The highly dangerous conditions are expected to continue for the next 24 hours, and visitors should be away from the closed areas,” the national park said. “Coast visitors are asked to stay away from the location of the collapsed home and be aware of the miles south of the site due to the presence of potentially dangerous debris.”
Which house has collapsed?
If a house collapses, dangerous situations arise, such as cleaning building materials, glass, air conditioners, and more.
On the National Coast, it said 46001, 46002 and 47007 on cottage avenues and 46001, 46002 and 47007 on Tower Circle Roads, collapsed.
Some of the houses that have collapsed over the past two years have once returned from the beach, but the dynamic nature of barrier islands and sea level rise has seriously eroded the beach sections. Local officials, property owners and insurance companies have struggled for years about how to handle the blame and removal of homes, and how to deal with the erosion itself.
USA Today’s national correspondent, Dinah Voyles Pulver, covers climate change, weather, the environment and other news. Contact her at dpulver @usatoday.com or @dinahvp.
