THIS ISN'T ANYTHING NEW FOR HERE... IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR DECADES. We've gotten battered by long period swells the last 5 weeks, and the beaches were worn out... This Nor'Easter was the straw that broke the camels back and washed out the island. It'll be back to normal in a couple days.
@@davidgrammer799 the road got flooded some... but it's been inundated with sand and water for weeks anyway. wasn't too much wrapping round to the south facing side of the islands.
We stayed in Buxton last week, moved our cars father away from beach house on Thursday evening. Friday roads at Rodanthe and Avon closed due to overwash. Shout out to NCDOT for their tireless work on opening Highway 12! When local residents suggest you move your car.....move your car. Have pictures of four cars buried in sand, one was a new F150, buried up to windows.. We were safe and had an interesting tale to relate of our autumn stay on Hatteras Island. The breakers were wild!
That is unbelievable.. had some over wash leaving thurs evening and was psyched to come back down to watch u surf yesterday but couldn't get passed oregon inlet.. had no idea it was that bad.. hope you and eveyone else are good to go..
Amazing drone footage man. Living on the island is always an adventure. I love coming down to the cape. Don't know if I would buy land there now, though.
I came down to hatteras that day, but we got stuck at the Oregon inlet because they closed the road. Ended up sleeping on the marina parking lot floor overnight! Lol Didn’t get to flooded Avon (where I was camping) until night time the following day. I dreaded driving through the saltwater!
it was a huge swell... 13ft 15sec. it was 25-30ft out the back... breaking to the horizon. Plus we've had the hurricane swell, and a few others in the last month, so the beaches were beat up already. this being the biggest swell of the 4, made for easy over wash and flooding.
I was there for the halloween storm in 91....saw this happen but was worse...tv's and other things flying out of windows and stuff up in KDH... It was pretty exciting...
It’s expensive on the oceanfront... very few actually leave right near the beach. Most locals live away from the water more. But insurance is like anywhere else... depends on the flood zone you’re in. Some areas here are high enough you don’t even need flood insurance.
Like everywhere in the paths of tornados, floods due to rain, blizzards, and fires?? Cause no matter where you go, you’re going to run into issues due to natural elements. These buildings are built to withstand those elements and they have for decades. Please take into consideration, the fact that when those buildings were built, the beach was actually much further out too. No one built em on the water. Ocean overwash has been something Islanders have dealt with for forever though. It’s part of living here, and you have to accept that if you want to live here Stuck here on purpose...
Yes, its due to the large storm that formed off the east coast. The Barrier Islands are constantly being eroded by waves, wind, and currents. Barrier Islands are actually moving slowly towards the Main Land. A lot of people like to attribute beach flooding during storms to sea level rise. It not due to sea level rise (which is so extremely small (per decade - despite the news hype). It's from erosion (wave action and currents). Beaches all along the East Coast and Gulf Coast are constantly rebuilt with new sand (dredging, dumping by truck, or pumping sand from offshore onto the beaches to fight erosion. It's a constant battle because large waves want to take sand from the beach and pull it back out to sea. Yes, I have a degree in Science and Geography (wrote papers on beach erosion) along with being a surfer.
@@lazer3150 that island off the point had nothing to do with dredge sand... it formed before they even started the nourishment that year. It forms every so often under certain weather conditions that move the sand just right. While that was the biggest island that's ever formed off cape point, it was hardly the first. The island connected to the point come September of that year. Hasn't formed since.
Amazing the drone perspective, kinda looks like a levy breach... that’s why you should never think about framing up the stilts just to add more rooms...
Funny you say that. I was there during this filming. I had to just replacement rotted about bumper thus week in order to pass inspection. I have to get both of my vehicles undercoated to slow down progression of rust. I'm from PA! I only come down 2 to 4 weeks every year. I could only imagine if I lived there.
It was a typical Nor'Easter prior to officially turning into Tropical Storm Melissa... It just battered us so hard cause our beaches had been taking a beating from other swells, plus the hurricane, for 4 weeks straight. This was the biggest, most powerful of 5 swells, and it came riding right behind the other 4, so it just did more damage. Had this same swell hit after a period without any significant storms, it wasn't big enough to do the damage it ended up doing...
@@brettbarley Im in OCMD. Definitely the biggest swell of the last several. I still wouldn't consider it either a Nor'Easter or a Tropical Storm. Like it was originally called - a "non-tropical low" - it formed off of the Delmarva coast and dissipated 5-6 days later, was absorbed into the northern Atlantic low spinning out of Canada/Greenland.
@@ECsponger2 a non-tropical low, in the location it was, IS a Nor'Easter... All a Nor'Easter is, is a low pressure system setup in a position where it drives NE wind and swell along the entire coast, like this system did. And you can't argue it wasn't a Tropical Storm.... It literally became Tropical Storm Melissa. You're arguing with the NHC at that point.
@@brettbarley oh I can argue with them, that's their call. Wasn't anything tropicap about it. Also, most if not all nor'easters come about by combining with another or left-over systems. This thing literally FORMED off of the coast, didn't even travel north-east (barely) and dissipated before anyone knew what was happening. Non-tropical low, I'm sticking with it.
ocripcurrent i go no complaints about not calling it tropical... if it was a few weeks later it wouldn’t have been named. But not calling it a Nor’Easter doesn’t make any sense...
THIS ISN'T ANYTHING NEW FOR HERE... IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR DECADES.
We've gotten battered by long period swells the last 5 weeks, and the beaches were worn out... This Nor'Easter was the straw that broke the camels back and washed out the island. It'll be back to normal in a couple days.
Brett Barley herd anything about Ocracoke with this swell?
@@davidgrammer799 the road got flooded some... but it's been inundated with sand and water for weeks anyway. wasn't too much wrapping round to the south facing side of the islands.
Awesome visuals. Always look forward to your latest Brett. Thanks for sharing your journey.
We stayed in Buxton last week, moved our cars father away from beach house on Thursday evening. Friday roads at Rodanthe and Avon closed due to overwash. Shout out to NCDOT for their tireless work on opening Highway 12! When local residents suggest you move your car.....move your car. Have pictures of four cars buried in sand, one was a new F150, buried up to windows.. We were safe and had an interesting tale to relate of our autumn stay on Hatteras Island. The breakers were wild!
That is unbelievable.. had some over wash leaving thurs evening and was psyched to come back down to watch u surf yesterday but couldn't get passed oregon inlet.. had no idea it was that bad.. hope you and eveyone else are good to go..
Amazing drone footage man. Living on the island is always an adventure. I love coming down to the cape. Don't know if I would buy land there now, though.
I came down to hatteras that day, but we got stuck at the Oregon inlet because they closed the road. Ended up sleeping on the marina parking lot floor overnight! Lol
Didn’t get to flooded Avon (where I was camping) until night time the following day. I dreaded driving through the saltwater!
TOPSAIL ISLAND sends prayers 🙏
Ohh the life on a barrier Island..
It must’ve affected the Norfolk area as many places were flooded at high tide. We’ve been having what they call king tides recently.
I stayed there.Incredible .
wow! that is crazy, i did not know that that could happen that easily.
it was a huge swell... 13ft 15sec. it was 25-30ft out the back... breaking to the horizon. Plus we've had the hurricane swell, and a few others in the last month, so the beaches were beat up already. this being the biggest swell of the 4, made for easy over wash and flooding.
I LOVE CAPE HATTERAS
I was there for the halloween storm in 91....saw this happen but was worse...tv's and other things flying out of windows and stuff up in KDH... It was pretty exciting...
Wish you all a safe and speedy recovery, take care .
nice job Brett
Can’t wait for the new vid on this swell
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How do you guys get house insurance? It's crazy bud!
It’s expensive on the oceanfront... very few actually leave right near the beach. Most locals live away from the water more.
But insurance is like anywhere else... depends on the flood zone you’re in. Some areas here are high enough you don’t even need flood insurance.
i know its heart breaking and the elements do change and i know it sounds a tad harsh but there is just some places humans should not erect houses
Like everywhere in the paths of tornados, floods due to rain, blizzards, and fires??
Cause no matter where you go, you’re going to run into issues due to natural elements.
These buildings are built to withstand those elements and they have for decades. Please take into consideration, the fact that when those buildings were built, the beach was actually much further out too. No one built em on the water. Ocean overwash has been something Islanders have dealt with for forever though. It’s part of living here, and you have to accept that if you want to live here
Stuck here on purpose...
Hey Brett do you play true surf?
i have before... but not in a long time. cool game though!
Wow I had no clue that was today
Water just keeps on rising......coastal folks beware!!
It only looks like this at high tide for 1-3 days during a massive storm… otherwise water levels fine and beaches are normal.
I wanted to see the U-haul go through 😥😥 lol.
An ever changing environment. Hope the best for the people hurt financially, emotionally or physically. 🙏
Yes, its due to the large storm that formed off the east coast. The Barrier Islands are constantly being eroded by waves, wind, and currents. Barrier Islands are actually moving slowly towards the Main Land.
A lot of people like to attribute beach flooding during storms to sea level rise. It not due to sea level rise (which is so extremely small (per decade - despite the news hype). It's from erosion (wave action and currents). Beaches all along the East Coast and Gulf Coast are constantly rebuilt with new sand (dredging, dumping by truck, or pumping sand from offshore onto the beaches to fight erosion. It's a constant battle because large waves want to take sand from the beach and pull it back out to sea. Yes, I have a degree in Science and Geography (wrote papers on beach erosion) along with being a surfer.
@@BLACK05GO1 makes sense. 👍
@@BLACK05GO1 is the island off the point from dredged sand washing down?
@@lazer3150 that island off the point had nothing to do with dredge sand... it formed before they even started the nourishment that year.
It forms every so often under certain weather conditions that move the sand just right. While that was the biggest island that's ever formed off cape point, it was hardly the first.
The island connected to the point come September of that year. Hasn't formed since.
My sisters went to the food lion there and the water was up to their knees!
only if they walked through the road... the parking lot was dry.
3 guarantees in life. Death, taxes, 12 overwash.
Amazing the drone perspective, kinda looks like a levy breach... that’s why you should never think about framing up the stilts just to add more rooms...
Those vehicles that were through the saltwater will be rust buckets in the future.
100%
Funny you say that. I was there during this filming. I had to just replacement rotted about bumper thus week in order to pass inspection. I have to get both of my vehicles undercoated to slow down progression of rust. I'm from PA! I only come down 2 to 4 weeks every year. I could only imagine if I lived there.
just waiting for that last car to get stuck
that last car was the smarter one, waiting for the set of waves to finish so they could drive through after the water stopped rushing.
Man that's fascinated. I've never seen this.
Water World😁
It was nuking!
I still wouldn't call it a typical nor'easter, and it wasn't a tropical system, but it sure did PUMP for several days.
It was a typical Nor'Easter prior to officially turning into Tropical Storm Melissa... It just battered us so hard cause our beaches had been taking a beating from other swells, plus the hurricane, for 4 weeks straight. This was the biggest, most powerful of 5 swells, and it came riding right behind the other 4, so it just did more damage. Had this same swell hit after a period without any significant storms, it wasn't big enough to do the damage it ended up doing...
@@brettbarley Im in OCMD. Definitely the biggest swell of the last several. I still wouldn't consider it either a Nor'Easter or a Tropical Storm. Like it was originally called - a "non-tropical low" - it formed off of the Delmarva coast and dissipated 5-6 days later, was absorbed into the northern Atlantic low spinning out of Canada/Greenland.
@@ECsponger2 a non-tropical low, in the location it was, IS a Nor'Easter... All a Nor'Easter is, is a low pressure system setup in a position where it drives NE wind and swell along the entire coast, like this system did.
And you can't argue it wasn't a Tropical Storm.... It literally became Tropical Storm Melissa. You're arguing with the NHC at that point.
@@brettbarley oh I can argue with them, that's their call. Wasn't anything tropicap about it. Also, most if not all nor'easters come about by combining with another or left-over systems. This thing literally FORMED off of the coast, didn't even travel north-east (barely) and dissipated before anyone knew what was happening. Non-tropical low, I'm sticking with it.
ocripcurrent i go no complaints about not calling it tropical... if it was a few weeks later it wouldn’t have been named.
But not calling it a Nor’Easter doesn’t make any sense...
This town would be wiped out with a direct cat 3
Not true… it’s happened.
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