Tropical Storm — Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

2025-08-21 · Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

Event narrative

Although Hurricane Erin passed well offshore on August 21, the wind field was so large that northerly winds gusted to 30 to 40 miles per hour from 2 AM EST through 4 PM EST. A peak gust of 40 mph was observed at the CCEM Carova Beach Fire Department mesonet around 7 AM.

Wider weather episode

The center of Hurricane Erin stayed several hundred miles east of the Middle Atlantic coast on August 21, 2025. However, due the extremely large size of the cyclone with an expansive wind field, tropical storm force gusts occurred over the Atlantic, Currituck Sound, and northeast North Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1291184. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.