Coastal Flood — Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

2022-10-01 to 2022-10-04 · Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

Event narrative

Post Tropical Cyclone Ian lingering over the Mid Atlantic region and just off the coast, resulted in very strong northeast or north winds which caused minor to major (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of Currituck county adjacent to the Atlantic coast. Duck reached 6.53 feet MLLW at 300 pm on Monday, October 3.

Wider weather episode

Post Tropical Cyclone Ian lingering over the Mid Atlantic region and just off the coast, resulted in very strong northeast or north winds which caused minor to major (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of Coastal Northeast North Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1061653. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.