Sixth home collapses in Buxton overnight

A sixth home collapsed in Buxton at around 11:00 p.m. on Tuesday at 46203 Tower Circle Road, according to multiple reports. The home was three bedrooms and two and a half baths, and was built in 1984.

Five additional oceanfront homes collapsed in Buxton on Tuesday afternoon, September 30, and within an hour of the 2:15 p.m. high tide. Tuesday afternoon’s five house collapses include the following:

46001 Cottage Avenue – Built in 1970, one story, and approximately 1,287 square feet with three bedrooms and two baths.
46002 Cottage Avenue – Built in 1995, two stories, and approximately 1,926 square feet with four bedrooms and three baths.
46007 Cottage Avenue – Built in 1988, two stories, and approximately 1,456 square feet with three bedrooms and two baths.
46209 Tower Circle Road – Built in 1984, two stories, and approximately 1,696 square feet with three bedrooms and two baths.
46211 Tower Circle Road – Built in 1978, one story, and approximately 1,130 square feet with four bedrooms and two and a half baths.

The National Park Service intends to coordinate with owners for cleanup operations once hazardous ocean conditions have subsided and it is safe to do so.

The beach in Buxton remains closed to the public due to piles of hazardous debris. Additional home collapses are likely in Buxton and possibly Rodanthe on Wednesday afternoon.

Tuesday’s home collapses bring the total to seven oceanfront home collapses in Buxton over the past two weeks. Another Buxton home built in 1976 collapsed on September 16 at 46227 Tower Circle Road.

There have now been 18 home collapse on Hatteras Island since 2020. The other home collapses occurred in Rodanthe, which includes six oceanfront homes that fell in 2024.

Coastal flooding and hazardous ocean conditions are expected to peak with Wednesday afternoon’s high tide and continue through Thursday as long-period swells from Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda continue to impact the Outer Banks.

“For now, travel on NC 12 on Hatteras Island should be avoided several hours before and after the upcoming high tides and please give way to the Road Pros as they work to keep NC 12 safe,” said Dare County Emergency Management Director Drew Pearson.

For information on the local forecast, visit weather.gov/mhx for general weather information, or the National Weather Service office in Newport/Morehead City’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/NWSMoreheadCity/.

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