Watch: Collapsed house floats in ocean in Buxton during nor'easter

Name: Watch: Collapsed house floats in ocean in Buxton during nor'easter
Uploaded: 2026-02-01T19:22:46Z
Duration: 1 min 35 s
Description: An abandoned beach home collapsed into the ocean on North Carolina's Outer Banks this morning during rough conditions caused by a powerful nor'easter off the coast. This marks the 28th home to collapse into the ocean since 2020 and the first of 2026.

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An abandoned beach home collapsed into the ocean on North Carolina's Outer Banks this morning during rough conditions caused by a powerful nor'easter off the coast. This marks the 28th home to collapse into the ocean since 2020 and the first of 2026.