Dare storm history

The police in Kitty Hawk, NC said that on August 23rd, 2019 around 1:50 PM LST in the 3800 block of North Virginia Dare Trail, in Kitty Hawk, a man was struck by lightning while near shore in the water, throwing a frisbee with friends. After the strike he was face down in the wat…

A man was struck and killed by lightning around 5 pm along the beach at Southern Shores.

An Illinois man was drowned in a rip current on a Nags Head beach. The man was pulled from the water by lifeguards, and pronounced dead later in the afternoon at an area hospital.

Department of Public Safety reported a rip current drowning in the ocean adjacent to the 4700 block of South Virginia Dare Trail. The individual was a vacationer from South Carolina.

Dare County Emergency Management reported a rip current drowning of a Maryland man near Cape Hatteras. Swells generated from Hurricane Fabian, which was 875 miles southeast of the Outer Banks, caused heavy surf and rip currents across the entire Eastern North Carolina coastline.

Lightning struck 5 people attempting to dig a vehicle out of the sand. One woman was killed and 4 others were injured, one seriously.

Multiple reports of flooding on East Dune Street. Reports by Waze.

Manteo police department reports many roads are flooded.

Flooding of secondary roads across the northern end of Roanoke Island. Water on Driftwood Drive as well.

NC DOT reported flooding and hazardous travel along NC 12 near Conch Street.

Multiple reports and pictures of flooding along NC 12 through Duck, causing significant impacts to traffic. Side streets flooded or inaccessible.

The gust was measured at the Frisco Woods WeatherFlow.

Stalled vehicles were reported due to high water along South Old Oregon Inlet Road in South Nags Head.

A picture of quarter size hail was sent by WOBX.

The gust was measured at the Frisco Woods Weatherflow.

The gust was measured at the Avon Pier Weatherflow. The anemometer height is 39 feet.

A tempest station on Dory Rd recorded the wind gust.

The Frisco Weatherflow recorded the wind gust.

The Avon Sound Weatherflow recorded the wind gust.

Dare County dispatch reported several roads flooded in Duck, Southern Shores, and Kill Devil Hills. Travel in some areas was difficult to impossible. Water was nearly a foot deep in spots.

The mPING report of flooded roads in Kitty Hawk.

NC DOT webcams show flooding ongoing along NC 12 through Duck, including around the intersections of NC 12 and Hillcrest and NC 12 and Dogwood. Flooding extends into nearby sidewalks and yards.

Multiple reports of flooded roads from Duck to Southern Shores.

Several customers were without power in Wanchese due to damage to powerlines. The time was estimated based on radar data.

The gust was measured by a weather station at First Flight Park.

Dominion Power reported outages near Manteo due to thunderstorm winds. The time was estimated by radar.

Dominion Power reported outages near Nags Head due to thunderstorm winds. The time was estimated by radar.

Trees were blown down in Manteo. The time was estimated by radar.

Trees were blown down in Nags Head.

A roof was torn off a shed and thrown into parked cars which were in the yard next to the shed. Pictures were received by the local media.

Damage occurred on Bayview Drive in Stumpy Point.

Waves WxFlow station reported the wind gust.

A personal weather station in Hatteras Village reported the wind gust.

A WxFlow station at Avon Pier reported the thunderstorm wind gust.

National Ocean Service tide gauge (ORIN7) reported the thunderstorm wind gust.

A public weather station recorded the thunderstorm wind gust.

The National Park Service reported all four campgrounds were closed at the Cape Point Campground due to flooding.

High water covered NC-12 between Frisco and Hatteras Village.

Beacon Drive in Rodanthe was flooded from standing rain water.

Lightning struck a home in Duck, resulting in a major house fire.

The gust was measured at the Weatherflow station.

The gust was measured at the Weatherflow station.

Dominion Power reported numerous power outages between Nags Head and Kill Devil Hills.