Coastal Flood in Chowan, North Carolina

Coastal Flood August 4, 2020 · Chowan, North Carolina

What the National Weather Service wrote

Strong south to southeast winds associated with Tropical Storm Isaias resulted in moderate (perhaps some locally major) tidal flooding over portions of Chowan county. The gage at the Chowan River near Waterfront Park at Edenton reached 3.47 feet early Tuesday morning on August 4.

The wider storm

The center of Tropical Storm Isaias tracked north just inland of the Middle Atlantic Coast from late Monday night, August 3rd through Tuesday morning, August 4th. Winds associated with the tropical storm caused moderate (perhaps some locally major) tidal/coastal flooding across portions of northeast North Carolina north of the Albemarle and Currituck Sounds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 917633. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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