A rapidly strengthening area of low pressure off the Carolina coast on Friday will bring significant coastal impacts to the Outer Banks in the form of damaging wind gusts, moderate to major coastal flooding and heavy rain.

The daily effects of strong winds, large waves, as well as rising sea levels — which are fueled by human-caused climate change — are causing beaches on the Outer Banks to wash away.

In late September, three Rodanthe beachfront houses collapsed within a week due to intense storms and rising sea levels. It happened again Friday.

The Atlantic Ocean claimed another beach house in Rodanthe early Friday morning as a coastal storm brought high winds and flooding to the Outer Banks.

PREVIOUSLY: Watch as 3rd home along NC Outer Banks collapses in less than a week On Friday morning, response and cleanup operations began but were limited “due to severe weather conditions and the closure of N.