Coastal Flood — Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

2019-11-17 · Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

Event narrative

Very strong northeast to north winds produced tidal anomalies between 2.0 and 3.0 feet over the northeast North Carolina Coastal Waters. This caused minor to moderate coastal flooding over portions of Currituck county. Duck reached 6.16 feet MLLW at 1000 am on November 17. Some streets were flooded.

Wider weather episode

The combination of high pressure over northern New England and low pressure just off the Middle Atlantic Coast resulted in very strong northeast to north winds over the northeast North Carolina Coastal Waters, which caused minor to moderate coastal flooding.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 866552. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.