Pea Island

So visitors have been barred from parts of the Outer Banks of North Carolina because of this slow-moving storm that's sitting off the coast.

This is from Pea Island, where Highway 12, that was a problem with the last nor'easter.

They're trying to get that sand off of there and keeping those lanes open.

It's going to be tough the next couple of days because we have this low pressure system that does move off to the north and east.

But, uh, Marty, you know, one thing that we've already experienced once this fall ... is a nor'east blow.

I mean, it took out part of Highway 12 down there by the Pea Island Visitor Center, you know? Um, if things go the way they're looking to go, we, we might be in line for another one this upcoming weekend.

But that doesn't, and as, as horrible as this may sound, it doesn't necessarily mean all bad things.

I mean, deer season's coming up, right?

Yeah

... washing out things.

I mean, we, like, again, we already experienced Pea Island getting washed out once right there at the re- at the, uh, visitor center.

Uh, praying that we don't have to deal with that again.

It was considered low tide, but because of the surge, it was really high still.

They were going through active water on the coastline on Pea Island in Outer Banks, North Carolina, and I was like, "What are you doing?" Like, it, it's not-

Also, if you buy a house on stilts, what are you doing?

Even if-

Well, out in the Outer Banks, good news for residents there.

NC Highway 12 on Pea Island back open.

A large section of the roadway between the Bass Night Bridge and Rodanthe was closed due to damage from last week's nor'easter.

That damage cutting off access to Hatteras Island.

It is a storm that blew in.

It caused damage to Highway 12 there on Pea Island, which cut off the only road there, leaving the pair and a few members of their wedding party stranded.

Well, they could have canceled the wedding.

A friend posted a social media invitation instead, asking locals and vacationers who were already there to come out and celebrate.

Those were some of the first cars.

But the first – there it is right there at Pea Island Visitor Center.

That is what the scene looked like yesterday afternoon at 325 as vehicles slowly crawled their way.

through that one lane of gravel road at about a thousand feet.

Was that the case?

We didn't drive through any water, actually.

The road wasn't that bad at four in the morning when we had crossed over Pea Island.

And but there was quite a bit of seafoam blowing and a ton of sand on the road.

The westbound lanes were closed for five hours as authorities investigated.

And breaking news, all new here at noon, a section of NC-12 on Pea Island will reopen to traffic today ahead of schedule.

This is a live look at NC-12 right now.

Crews are still working out there as you can see.

The Department of Transportation posting these pictures on social media today.

This is Pea Island.

State officials say their first priority is building a protective dune while removing asphalt and grading for a one-lane on-site detour.

Look at that damage there.