Motorists navigate a flooded N.C. Highway 12 on Pea Island during a rainstorm in July that prompted state transportation officials to temporarily close the only route in or out. Photo: NCDOT BUXTON — When the only highway on your island is situated between an ocean and a sound, and is built essentially at sea level, water on the road from storm surge comes with the territory. But even weather-savvy Outer Bankers were taken aback by a rain deluge…
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