Overview

• Researchers with RCOAST report preliminary findings of an average 68 feet of shoreline retreat in Buxton, with losses up to 141 feet and overwash pushing sand as far as 298 feet inland.
• Nine oceanfront houses have fallen since Sept. 30, including eight in Buxton and one in Rodanthe, according to Dare County officials.
• About 40 National Park Service staff helped move roughly 140 truckloads of debris as county crews and private contractors expand staged removal operations.
• Forecasters warn that king tides and an approaching coastal low could bring more erosion, overwash on Highway 12, and possible additional collapses later this week.
• Residents are scrambling to salvage belongings from compromised homes as county leaders press mitigation plans for 2026 and discuss policy changes, including potential access to NFIP funds before structures fail.