A fierce nor’easter slammed North Carolina’s Outer Banks on September 24, unleashing ferocious conditions, strong winds, and towering 18-foot waves that battered areas like Jennette’s Pier in South Nags Head. The extreme surf severely impacted local infrastructure, prompting the North Carolina Department of Transportation to close sections of NC-12 between the Basnight Bridge and Rodanthe after roughly 500 feet of pavement was undermined or broken.