We’ve got a quick by powerful nor’easter happening right now on the Outer Banks. We’re under a gale warning right now, and the winds have been howling pretty much all day with gusts to 35 or 40 miles per hour.
The seas, according to the Jennette’s Pier are running at 7.5’. That’s consistent with the flood watch for the area.
When this photo was taken at Jennette’s Pier, the winds felt like they were blowing at a consistent 30-35 mph. That sand can get kind of painful when it’s moving that fast.
Still, we’re doing pretty well. the northern Outer Banks to the Currituck County line as well as Buxton have all just finished a summer of beach nourishment and the beaches are wide and protecting infrastructure as designed.
We’ll have to see what happens down at Rodanthe where there have been some problems. We’ll know more about that in the morning.
Interestingly even on Pea Island, at last check, there had not been any overwash. In events like this nor’easter with pounding waves, a lot of times the north end of Pea Island gets some ocean water splashing onto it.
There was a report of sand covering the road by the Pea Island Visitor’s Center, but the road remained passable.
There’s complete agreement on what comes next. The storm will be out of here tomorrow. The prediction is for a windy and overcast day, but very little rain.
The southern area of the Outer Banks will have some lingering affects longer than the northern areas, but by Monday the sun will be back out again, and the winds will be dying down.
The sun will be out, and we’ll be loving life on the Outer Banks. Come visit us at Brindley Beach Vacations this summer. We have your perfect vacation home waiting for you from Corolla to Hatteras Village.