Coastal Flood — Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

2021-10-10 to 2021-10-11 · Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

Event narrative

The combination of King Tides and high pressure over the Canadian Maritimes and low pressure just off the North Carolina coast, produced east northeast winds which caused moderate to barely major (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of eastern Currituck county adjacent to the Atlantic coast. Duck reached 6.54 feet MLLW at 1054 am on Sunday, October 10.

Wider weather episode

The combination of King Tides and high pressure over the Canadian Maritimes and low pressure just off the North Carolina coast, produced east northeast winds which caused moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of coastal northeast North Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 990618. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.