VIDEO: Hurricane Ernesto Causes North Carolina Home To Collapse In Ocean

A house in Rodanthe, North Carolina, was swept away into the ocean as Hurricane Ernesto hit the Tar Heel state.

The National Park Service reported an unoccupied home on Corbina Drive was swept into the ocean.

The NPDS reported that the house was already at risk of collapsing before Hurricane Ernesto, but the rough tides did the final damage to the house.

Watch the house collapse here:

JUST IN: Beachfront home falls into the Atlantic Ocean on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

The incident was thanks to Hurricane Ernesto which is off the coast in the Atlantic.

The unfortunate owners purchased the 4 bed, 2 bath home in 2018 for $339,000.

The home was built in… pic.twitter.com/MvkQuXz5SG

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) August 17, 2024

Per WXII:

A house on Rodanthe collapsed Friday as Hurricane Ernesto moved toward Bermuda.

The National Parks Service said the house on Corbina Drive was unoccupied and no one was injured.

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This is the seventh house collapse on Seashore beaches over the past four years, according to a news release from the National Parks Service.

Large waves from Ernesto demolished the foundation of a North Carolina beach house, causing it to collapse into the ocean on Friday. pic.twitter.com/n0NFRXhIye

— AccuWeather (@accuweather) August 17, 2024

Here’s what Fox Weather reported:

Swells produced by Hurricane Ernesto led to at least one house collapsing along North Carolina’s Outer Banks Friday, with the threat of problems caused by high ocean levels expected to continue into next week.

Dare County Emergency Management reported the house was unoccupied and was already at risk of collapsing well before the hurricane’s tides did the weakened structure in.

Debris was said to be moving northward along the beach, and National Park Service staff at Cape Hatteras National Seashore were monitoring the situation.

The Category 2 hurricane was safely more than 1,000 miles away from the Tar Heel State when the event occurred, but due to the combination of rough surf and high water levels, significant erosion and coastal flooding were expected along barrier islands.

Flooding was also reported along North Carolina Highway 12, the main thoroughfare into and out of the islands that make up the Outer Banks.

Photos from Ocracoke Island showed overwash during periods of high tide, but the North Carolina Department of Transportation said the roadway remained open.