N.C. 12, the key highway through the Outer Banks, was closed Friday at the North Carolina coast after surf erased dunes and covered the road.

In late September, three Rodanthe beachfront houses collapsed within a week due to intense storms and rising sea levels. It happened again Friday.

PREVIOUSLY: Watch as 3rd home along NC Outer Banks collapses in less than a week On Friday morning, response and cleanup operations began but were limited “due to severe weather conditions and the closure of N.