West Carteret storm history

Emerald Isle officials say two men died Sunday afternoon after drowning in the ocean. The victims were two men, from Cornelius, NC, and from Raleigh, NC. The town manager said that a 911 call was made shortly after 4 p.m. for two swimmers in distress in the area of 9901 Coast Gua…

A man died in a rip current. There were others caught in the rip current, but they all survived.

Four swimmers were caught in a rip current around 2 PM Sunday (5/19/19) afternoon. Surfers were able to pull in the swimmers, but one swimmer was unconscious and CPR was administered. This person died in the hospital two days later (5/21/19).

Two swimmers were swept out in a rip current near Oceanana Pier on Atlantic Beach Tuesday afternoon (5/14). Emergency personnel responded and pulled the victims from the water and transported them to the hospital, where they later died.

Justin Andrew Hinds of Avondale, Arizona has passed away after being rescued from the water in Emerald Isle on Saturday. Officials say EMS got a call around 4:23pm, when they arrived, friends had pulled Hinds from the water. Hinds was a Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune in Jackson…

A woman was caught in high surf on April 19th. She passed away from brain damage days later. Coast Guard officials say surf conditions were extremely rough at the time, with waves reported at 6-to-9 feet and a water temperature of 62 degrees.

A man went missing in rough surf. The body was found two days later. Coast Guard officials say surf conditions were extremely rough at the time, with waves reported at 6-to-9 feet and a water temperature of 62 degrees.

Multiple snowfall reports between three to six inches. Snowfall fell between the evening hours of the 21st and the morning hours of the 22nd.

Winds gusted to tropical storm force, with a peak gust nearing 50 mph recorded at the Fort Macon Weatherflow. The winds peaked during the mid morning hours.

Several CWOP stations reported heat indices up to 112 degrees.

The high winds were measured at Fort Macon Weatherflow.

Tropical storm force winds were measured on a WxFlow station at Fort Macon in Western Carteret County. Winds reached tropical storm force criteria Friday evening and persisted into Saturday morning with a max wind speed of 40 knots, while the highest recorded wind gust was 57 kno…

Tropical storm force winds were briefly experienced during the morning hours.

Bogue Field recorded a peak heat index of 111 degrees.

Carteret-Craven reports power outages around the county due to trees that fell on power lines. Wind gusts were estimated up to around 55 mph.

Ft Macon WxFlow measured a 50 mph wind gust.

Light freezing rain during the day transitioned to a mix of mainly sleet and freezing rain during the evening through the overnight. A few snowflakes mixed in but this was primarily an icing event, both freezing rain and sleet. Ice accretion of a half inch was observed at the New…

Heat index values peaked at around 112 degrees.

The heat index peaked at around 112 degrees in the afternoon.

Sustained tropical storm force winds struck the region through the overnight hours. A peak wind gust occurred at Indian Beach CWOP at 2:00 AM EDT, with a reading of 68 mph. Many power outages occurred due to downed trees and powerlines.

Hurricane force wind gusts, flash flooding due to rainfall rates over 2 inches per hour, and minor storm surge were felt across western portions of Carteret County during the early morning hours. A peak wind gust of 89 mph was measured at the Fort Macon WxFlow site at 4:21 AM.