Coastal Flood — Eastern Dare, North Carolina

2006-11-22 · Eastern Dare, North Carolina

Event narrative

Significant coastal flooding reported across Outer Banks Dare county, mainly for areas north of Buxton. Water levels of 4 to 6 feet above normal reported with significant beach erosion and ocean overwash. Several homes from Rodanthe to Nags Head were severely damaged with several condemned. Highway 12 was closed for many hours due to overwash with water reported at least waist deep in spots.

Wider weather episode

Strong low pressure developed off the southeast United States coast on November 20th. This low then slowly lifted north to the North Carolina coast on Wednesday November 22nd. The storm system produced heavy rain of 4 to 8 inches, very strong winds of 40 to 60 mph, and significant coastal flooding across eastern North Carolina as it approached the region. Fresh water flooding and river flooding occurred across all of eastern North Carolina, however no property damage was reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 3994. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.