RODANTHE, N.C. (WITN) – Another Outer Banks beach house crashed Friday due to coastal storms, officials said.

Another coastal home in Rondathe collapsed overnight, Cape Hatteras National Seashore said.

National Seashore says the vacant house collapsed at 23241 Surf Side Drive.

This is the seventh house to collapse this year and the 11th house to collapse in the last 4 years.

The last house fell on September 24 and third in a week. Other houses fell in March, May and August.

WITN was told National Seashore crews had difficulty reaching the area this morning due to the closure of Highway 12.

North Carolina Department of Transportation Says the highway is closed Marc Basnight Bridge to Rodanthe due to overflow of sea and sand.

The coastline in the region was also closed due to hazardous waste. Seashore officials are asking visitors to stay away from the beach and ocean, but debris can be found miles south of Rodanthe.

National Seashore said crews are also monitoring other vacant homes on GA Kohler Court and Sea Oats Drive. Authorities said the owner of the home on Surf Side Drive was contacted.

A low-pressure system moved through Eastern North Carolina Thursday night into Friday morning, bringing one to one and a half inches of rain to inland areas and at least five inches of rain to the coastal community.

WITN Meteorologists say King Tides began Thursday and are expected to continue through Monday.

Meteorologists say a north wind warning of 25 to 40 mph and 45 to 50 mph wind warnings is in effect for most of the Outer Banks and Rodanthe. According to the National Weather Service, both the coastal flood warning and high surf warning will remain in effect until 10 a.m. tomorrow, with water levels rising between two and four feet.

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