Coastal Flood — Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

2021-11-05 to 2021-11-08 · Eastern Currituck, North Carolina

Event narrative

The combination of King Tides and high pressure centered north and west of the Mid Atlantic region and low pressure tracking northeast off the Southeast coast, produced northeast or north winds which caused moderate to major (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of eastern Currituck county adjacent to the Atlantic coast. Duck reached 6.87 feet MLLW at 918 am on Sunday, November 7.

Wider weather episode

The combination of King Tides and high pressure centered north and west of the Mid Atlantic region and low pressure tracking northeast off the Southeast coast, produced northeast or north winds which caused moderate to major (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of coastal northeast North Carolina.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 994657. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.