OUTER BANKS, N.C. (WITN) - All lanes of NC 12 are closed on Ocracoke Island between the Northern Ferry Terminal and the National Park Service Pony Pens. Also, all lanes of NC 12 are closed on Hatteras Island from the Marc Basnight Bridge to Hatteras Village.

Several days of heavy surf and high winds and waves could wash out parts of NC 12, which connects the popular vacation spot to the mainland, the National Weather Service said.

NCDOT officials said "given the winds, wave heights and storm surge forecast, it likely won't be enough" to keep NC 12 from flooding at the Outer Banks.