High Surf — Eastern Dare, North Carolina

2009-11-15 · Eastern Dare, North Carolina

Event narrative

Large waves swept a woman off some sand bags near Rodanthe and carried her out into the ocean where she apparently drowned.

Wider weather episode

The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida interacted with a strong upper level disturbance to produce a deep, slow moving, low pressure system off the Carolina coast November 11th through the 13th. This system produced widespread heavy rain, gusty winds, and coastal flooding across portions of eastern North Carolina. By far, the most signifcant impact was coastal flooding over the northern Outer Banks where over five million dollars in damage was reported. The large waves from the storm continued to batter the Outer Banks for several days after the storm system moved away.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 202949. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.