Tropical Storm — Hatteras Island, North Carolina

2025-08-21 · Hatteras Island, North Carolina

Event narrative

Wind gusts between 40 and 50 mph were common during the morning hours. The peak gust was 53 mph at Coast Guard Hatteras just after 0630 EDT.

Wider weather episode

Hurricane Erin made its closest approach to the North Carolina coast during the morning hours of Thursday, August 21st, 2025 as a category 2. While the center of Erin remained around 200 miles east of Cape Hatteras, Erin was so large that damaging ocean overwash and storm surge impacted Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, and caused additional minor ocean overwash along ocean areas to the north and to the south, and minor soundside flooding on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, as well as Downeast Carteret County. According to the National Hurricane Center, Erin was one of the largest hurricanes on record. Additional impacts included dangerous rip currents on Eastern NC beaches, and tropical storm force gusts along the Outer Banks. Erin brought no rainfall or tornado impacts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1291198. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.