Tropical Storm — Coastal Brunswick, North Carolina

2015-05-09 to 2015-05-10 · Coastal Brunswick, North Carolina

Event narrative

Slow moving Tropical Storm Ana produced tropical storm force winds with torrential rain for two days along the coast. A 52 kt gust was recorded at the Ocean Crest Pier with numerous reports of 40 kts along the coast. Rainfall amounts over six inches were recorded at Oak Island and Southport. The storm surge produced one to three feet of overwash along East 5th Street and Shallotte Blvd.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure offshore of the Carolinas deepened and was classified as a Tropical Storm on May 8th. The storm slowly drifted northwest and tropical storm conditions were experienced along the coast from May 9th to the evening of May 10th. Torrential rain caused street flooding with sporadic reports of trees down. The storm made landfall the morning of May 10th along the NC/SC border.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 583284. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.