Outer Banks nor’easter: 60-mph gusts rip up sand dunes
Mark WillardAda Wood
ByMark WillardandAda Wood•
17 hours agoUpdated: October 19, 2026, 9:15 am EDTPublished: October 19, 2026, 9:09 am EDT

Winds from a developing nor’easter ripped up sand dunes across the Outer Banks in North Carolina on Saturday, with gusts reaching over 60 mph. Visitors of Hatteras Island were ordered to evacuate, and a Coastal Flood Warning was issued through Tuesday.

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