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Coastal Flood in Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

Coastal Flood November 17, 2019 · Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 866552. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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