Josephine - The Storm With No Name Cut Off the Outer Banks

The ocean broke over the dunes at Pea Island, flooded North Carolina Highway 12, and cut seven villages on Hatteras Island off from the mainland. Every visitor was ordered to leave. Waves of 15 to 20 feet built off Cape Hatteras. Flood alerts stretched from North Carolina to South Jersey. And this was not a hurricane. It was a nor'easter with no name, and the National Hurricane Center was watching it for one reason: it might turn into Tropical Storm Josephine. This is the story of how a storm that wasn't even strong cut off the Outer Banks, why it was the second time in a few weeks, how a nor'easter can transform into a tropical storm, and why the Outer Banks keep losing houses to the sea. KEY FACTS • Dare County ordered all visitors off Hatteras Island: Rodanthe, Waves, Salvo, Avon, Buxton, Frisco and Hatteras • N.C. 12 closed between the Marc Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe by ocean overwash near Pea Island • Coastal flooding of 2 to 4 feet possible in exposed areas • Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph • Offshore waves of 15 to 20 feet near Cape Hatteras • Flood alerts from North Carolina to South Jersey • The National Hurricane Center tagged the storm Invest 93L, with a medium chance of becoming subtropical or tropical • A late-September nor'easter closed N.C. 12 for five days, and the Rodanthe–Stumpy Point emergency ferry ran for the first time since 2013 • At least nine Outer Banks homes collapsed into the ocean between 2020 and 2024 SOURCES National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City · National Hurricane Center · Dare County Emergency Management · North Carolina Department of Transportation · Island Free Press · Public Radio East · weather.com · FOX Weather (Bryan Norcross) · ABC11 · National Park Service, Cape Hatteras National Seashore DISCLAIMER This video is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not an official warning or forecast. For current conditions, road closures and evacuation orders, follow the National Weather Service, the National Hurricane Center, Dare County Emergency Management and NCDOT. Figures are from the official sources listed above at the time of research and may have changed since. Narration is AI-generated. Footage includes public-domain and licensed material used for news reporting, commentary and education; some visuals are illustrative or AI-generated and are not footage of the exact moments described. This channel is not affiliated with any government agency or news organization. #Noreaster #OuterBanks #Josephine #HatterasIsland #NC12 #CoastalFlooding #HurricaneSeason #HighPressure