Eastern Dare storm history

The initial call came in around 10:00 a.m. of two swimmers in trouble in Rodanthe. The victim's friend started CPR, which was continued by local paramedics. Efforts to revive the Baldwinsville, New York man were unsuccessful.

A 32 year old male died while trying to rescue his girlfriend's 12 year old son.

A woman was rescued with five others from dangerous ocean conditions. She died two days later on 7/15. Cause is not believed to be rip current related after speaking with Duck lifeguard captain. The victim was hit by a wave in the trough between the outer sand bar and immediate s…

A Kill Devil Hills man died in rough surf stirred up by an offshore storm. The man was reported missing around 12:15 p.m. EDT, then was spotted in the water near Fourth Street about 15 minutes later. The nearshore current was strong and moved the man quickly to the south, accordi…

A man visiting from Sayville, NY died in a rip current, according to Cape Hatteras National Seashore personnel. Multiple groups of swimmers were rescued in the same area during that time.

A man died in an apparent rip current, according to National Park Service personnel. The drowning happened in Frisco. The hometown of the deceased is Benson, NC.

A four year old boy was pulled into the ocean by high surf or a rogue wave in Kitty Hawk during the afternoon. Strong currents swept the boy away from shore and his body was recovered days later near Corolla.

A 17 year old male from Attleboro, MA drowned in a rip current a mile and a half north of the jetties in Buxton. The body was discovered on the morning of September 13 by Cape Hatteras National Seashore staff.

A 17 year old male died from a rip current off Frisco. The victim was last seen going into the water on a boogie board urging others to come back toward shore, but succumbed to the rip current himself. His body was recovered the next morning, on June 7th.

A 75-year old male on a boogie board was caught in a rip current and drowned. Event occurred off the beach of the Lighthouse View Motel on the north end of Buxton on Hatteras Island.

A 17 yr old male drowned in a rip current in Avon, NC. The victim was vacationing from Indiana.

A 55 year old male from Virginia got caught in a rip current and drowned in Salvo around 10:06 AM on Sunday October 2, before going missing. His body was found and recovered on Tuesday October 4 around 7:36 AM.

A 70 year old male was caught in a rip current and three men tried to rescue him. A 51 year old male was one of the men attempting rescue, and drowned in the rip current as well.

A 71 year old male drowned due to a rip current in Frisco.

A man and woman swimming near the Cape Hatteras Light House were pulled out to sea by a rip current. They were found face down in the surf and rescued. The man survived but the woman died.

A man drowned near Nags Head after a rip current pulled him out to sea.

Large waves swept a woman off some sand bags near Rodanthe and carried her out into the ocean where she apparently drowned.

A fifty year old man was pulled out to sea by a rip cuurent near Rodanthe and drowned.

A forty three year old male drowned after rip current swept him out to sea off Hatteras Village.

A man drowned in a rip current off Hatteras Village.

Rip current death occurred near Rodanthe.

Slow moving low pressure offshore produced large northeast swells that impacted the Outer Banks March 3rd and 4th. These large swells produced significant ocean over-wash and coastal flooding on Outer Banks Dare county. The highest water levels occurred during the high tide cente…

Tropical Storm Hermine produced significant impacts across Outer Banks Dare county. Strong north winds developed during the morning and early afternoon of September 3rd as Hermine moved northeast of the region. Winds of 60 to 70 mph were common over Hatteras Island with a peak gu…

Hurricane force wind gusts ranged from 69 to 96 mph and storm surge of 3 to 5 feet above normal across the Outer Banks of Dare County produced damage to structures along the coast from Rodanthe north to near Oregon Inlet to the southern Roanoke Sound during the morning hours on J…

Maximum wind gusts around 70 mph on Outer Banks Dare County. A 3 to 5 foot surge occurred both ocean-side and sound-side. Highest sound-side Surge, 5 feet, occurred from Rodanthe to Hatteras. Large breaking waves on top of the surge resulted in moderate to major beach erosion and…

Across Eastern Dare County...maximum wind gusts from 63 to 88 mph were recorded resulting in numerous trees and power-lines down with extensive power outages and structural damage. Highest surge was 7 to 10 feet on the sound-side from Buxton to Rodanthe. Highest ocean-side surge …

Wind gusts from 63 to 88 mph resulted in extensive structural damage. Highest surge was 7 to 10 feet on the sound-side from Buxton to Rodanthe. Highest ocean-side surge of 9.5 feet was recorded at Hatteras Village. The storm surge resulted in extensive damage to structures along …

Significant ocean over-wash and coastal flooding developed over the northern Outer Banks during the early morning hours of November 12th and continued through the early moring hours of November 14th. Areas from Buxton north to Duck had several episodes of coastal flooding, mainly…

Significant coastal flooding reported across Outer Banks Dare county, mainly for areas north of Buxton. Water levels of 4 to 6 feet above normal reported with significant beach erosion and ocean overwash. Several homes from Rodanthe to Nags Head were severely damaged with several…

Storm surge values of 2 to 4 feet above ground were measured across the northern Outer Banks due to the strong southwesterly tropical storm force winds associated with Michael. Widespread wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were recorded, peaking between about 9pm and midnight on the even…

Widespread heavy rain and strong winds developed over the region from the morning of September 13th through the evening of September 15th. Rainfall was generally 1' to 2' over most of the county but 5' to 6' fell over the southern part of Hatteras Island (southern Outer Banks, Da…

Peak wind gust of 65 mph measured by Weather Flow instrument at Oregon Inlet Coast Guard station.

Peak gust of 66 mph measured by Weather Flow sensor at Oregon Inlet.

Strong west winds produced high water levels over the eastern portion of the Pamlico Sound producing significant sound-side flooding of Outer Banks Dare County. Water levels reached 2 to 3 feet above ground level in spots flooding and closing some roads. Water reached a few resid…

Widespread snow developed during the evening of January 17th and continued through the morning of January 18th. Snowfall across the county ranged from 2 to 3 inches over the southern tier to 7 to 10 inches over the north. Roads were snow and ice covered with hazardous travel cond…

Light rain and freezing rain during the evening of January 3rd changed to snow during the early morning of January 4th and accumulated 1 to 4 inches county wide by the mid morning hours of January 4th. The heaviest snow amounts were mainly over the northern parts of the county. T…

Weather flow sensor at KHK resort measured a peak wind gust of 77 mph.

Weather flow sensor at Oregon Inlet recorded a peak gust of 76 mph.

Weather flow sensor in Avon recorded a peak gust of 60 mph.

Sound side flooding produced water levels about 3 feet above normal in Hatteras Village. Water flooded Highway 12 in a few spots as well as some out buildings.

Buxton Weatherflow.

Khk Resort Weatherflow.

Widespread heavy rain and strong winds developed over the region from the afternoon of October 8th through the early afternoon of October 9th. Rainfall was generally 6 to 12 inches over Hatteras Island with a storm total of 11.5 inches recorded in Kill Devil Hills. This heavy rai…

A swimmer was rescued from a rip current, and was resuscitated on the beach. The victim was in stable condition when taken to the hospital.