NC insurance chief seeks help for Outer Banks as historic storm topples four more homes

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 684

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says even as snow from last weekend’s storm begins to melt, his office has received a flurry of calls from business owners and lifetime Outer Banks residents upset to see more homes falling into the Atlantic Ocean.

The powerful storm, packing winds of 60 mph, brought down four more unoccupied structures in Buxton.

“There’s some angry people out there,” Causey told members of the Council of State on Tuesday. …

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