Water officials are urging people to stay away from the ocean near the North Carolina coast after an onslaught of storms has caused a pair of homes to collapse over 24 hours in the Outer Banks.

After two oceanfront homes fell into the sea at the Outer Banks Friday, the main highway on the islands was flooded Saturday, North Carolina officials said.

Yet another home has collapsed into the rising surf along the Cape Hatteras National Seashore Friday night, showing the ongoing threat of erosion and rising sea levels to North Carolina's Outer Banks.