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Coastal Flood in Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina

Coastal Flood November 6, 2021 · Coastal New Hanover, North Carolina

What the National Weather Service wrote

NOS tide gauge at Johnny Mercer Pier in Wrightsville Beach measured a water level of 7.75 ft MLLW at 812 AM EST. Additionally, the areas around Wrightsville Beach Elementary School were flooded, several residences along Paige's Creek were inundated, and several vehicles were damaged at the north end of Carolina Beach.

The wider storm

A coastal storm combined with high astronomical tides resulted in coastal flooding along the southeast NC coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 990319. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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