Coastal Flood — Perquimans, North Carolina

2020-08-04 · Perquimans, North Carolina

Event narrative

Strong south to southeast winds associated with Tropical Storm Isaias resulted in moderate (perhaps some locally major) tidal flooding over portions of Perquimans county.

Wider weather episode

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_id 917639. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.