Tropical Storm — Inland Brunswick, North Carolina

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

Event narrative

Slow moving Tropical Storm Ana produced tropical storm force winds with torrential rain for two days along the coast. Gusts to 35 kts were observed away from the coast. Rainfall amounts were from five to six inches, highest toward the coast. Two trees fell on power lines near Sandy Creek with approximately 200 customers without power.

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 583285. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.