Four oceanfront homes in the Outer Banks in North Carolina have collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean after the Carolinas and Virginia were hit by a powerful nor’easter.
The storm brought “heavy snow, powerful wind gusts, and even blowing sand along parts of the coastline,” Tyler Roys, AccuWeather senior meteorologist, tells Realtor.com®. As much as 18 inches of snow fell in some communities near the coast.
All four homes that collapsed were unoccupied and privately owned.
The homes are the first to collapse on the Outer Banks this year, following 16 collapses in Buxton and Rodanthe in late 2025, one of which was documented live by Fox Weather.
According to Cape Hatteras National Seashore, 31 privately owned homes have collapsed on Seashore beaches since 2020 because of coastal erosion.
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