Coastal Flood — Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

2025-09-16 · Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

Event narrative

A coastal low lingered near the North Carolina and Virginia coastline on September 16, slowly moving northwest into the Chesapeake Bay by the evening of September 16. This low brought a prolonged period of elevated northerly winds across eastern Currituck County, resulting in moderate coastal flooding. Duck reached 6.04 ft MLLW at 212 PM EST.

Wider weather episode

A coastal low lingered near the North Carolina and Virginia coastline on September 16, slowly moving northwest into the Chesapeake Bay by the evening of September 16. This low brought a prolonged period of elevated northerly winds across the Currituck Sound and North Carolina coastal waters, resulting in elevated seas and moderate coastal flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1295815. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.