Ash Wednesday Storm
March 1962

Quick Facts

Storm Type: Nor'easter

NC Landfall: Outer Banks

Total Deaths: 40

Total Cost Then: $234,000,000

Total Cost Now: $1,671,000,000

The storm cut a new inlet between Buxton and Avon. Photo: Program for the Studies of Developed Shorelines, Western Carolina University

The remains of Oregon Inlet Marina. Photo: The Ash Wednesday Storm by David Stick

The Croatan Hotel area, Kill Devil Hills. Photo: The Ash Wednesday Storm by David Stick