Western Hyde storm history

A man drowned near Ocracoke Inlet after a rip current pulled him out to sea.

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 3' to 5' over the county with a storm total of 4.36' at Swan Quarter. Gusty northeast winds developed ahead of Florenc…

Across Western Hyde County...winds gusted above hurricane force resulting in numerous trees and power-lines down causing extensive power outages, minor to moderate structural damage, and significant crop damage. Storm total rainfall of 7 to 8 inches caused flooding of roads low l…

Winds gusting above hurricane force resulted in sound-side storm surge of 5 to 6 feet with minor to moderate structural damage.

Heat indices peaked at 110 to 115 degrees during the day.

Widespread three to six inches of snow fell across mainland Hyde between the evening of the 21st and the morning of the 22nd.

Lake Mattamuskeet recorded heat indices as high as 112 degrees.

Lake Mattamuskeet reported heat indices up to 115 degrees.

Fairfield RAWS heat index peaked at 120 degrees.

Heat index values peaked at around 112 degrees.

Tropical storm force wind gusts affected the area during the early morning hours. A peak wind gust of 52 MPH occurred 4 miles northeast of Engelhard at 4:35 AM EDT.

Fairfield gusted to 60 mph at 9:17 AM EDT.

A peak wind gust of 43 mph was measured at a mesonet station 4 miles northeast of Engelhard. Trees were blown down on Main Street in Ponzer around 8:00 PM EDT. A tin roof was blown off in Swanquarter at around 8:40 PM EDT. Minor storm surge flooding was reported on Golden Street …

Widespread snow developed during the evening of January 17th and continued through the early morning of January 18th. Snowfall across the county ranged from 4 to 8 inches with the highest amounts over the eastern sections. Roads were snow and ice covered with hazardous travel con…

Light rain and freezing rain during the evening of January 3rd changed to snow during the early morning of January 4th and accumulated 3 to 4 inches county wide by the mid morning hours of January 4th. The snow and ice combined with very strong winds produced widespread hazardous…

Widespread heavy rain and strong winds developed over the region from mid morning on October 8th through the morning of October 9th. Rainfall was generally 5 to 9 inches over the county with significant flooding of low lying areas. Peak wind gust of 56 mph was recorded at 517 am …

Tropical Storm Hermine produced rainfall totals of 5 to 7 inches across the county leading to poor drainage flooding. Onshore winds produced a storm surge of 1 to 2 feet above ground adjacent to the Pamlico Sound resulting in minor inundation with no property damage reported. Str…

Persistent onshore flow led to coastal flooding for areas adjacent to Pamlico Sound. Water levels rose 3 to 4 feet above normal at times adjacent to the Pamlico Sound flooding many roads and making them impassable.

One to two inches of snow fell.

Widespread snow developed during the morning hours of February 11th and continued much of the day. Snow accumulated 6 to 8 inches across the county. Freezing rain developed during the early morning hours of February 12th and changed to rain during the morning.

Snow began during the afternoon of January 28th and continued into the morning hours of January 29th. The snow mixed with sleet at times. Total snow accumulations were 3 to 6 inches across the county. Roads were icy for several days during and after the event.

Tropical Storm Andrea moved across the area on the 7th with wind gusts from 40-50 mph. This resulted in minor damage mainly to trees. Storm total rainfall near 2.3 inches resulted in minor localized flooding.

Maximum wind gusts were estimated at 50 mph in mainland Hyde County. Storm surge was around 1 foot was reported in mainland Hyde County in Engelhard.

Severe drought (D2) designation continued for Mainland Hyde County through late August 2011 just prior to Hurricane Irene. Significant rainfall occurred across the county with the passage of Hurricane Irene. Storm total rainfall from Hurricane Irene at Fairfield (7.61 inches) ind…

Severe drought (D2) designation in June deteriorated to extreme drought (D3) conditions for Mainland Hyde County in early July 2011. Although no significant precipitation occurred during the month, with only typical summertime afternoon showers and thunderstorms, conditions impro…

Severe drought (D2) designation began for Mainland Hyde County in early June 2011. No significant precipitation occurred during the month with only typical summertime afternoon showers and thunderstorms.

Widespread snowfall of 2 to 3 inches across the county.

Widespread snow over most of the county with the heaviest amounts across the east where 4 to 5 inches reported.

Widespread snow developed during the morning hours and continued into the early evening. Total snow accumulations across the county ranged from 4 to 6 inches northwest to 2 to 3 inches southeast.

Hyde county Emergency Management estimated around 2 million dollars in crop damages across mainland Hyde county due to strong winds. Trees falling on structures in the Fairfield and Swan Quarter areas resulted in 4.2k dollars in damages.

Law enforcement reported 4 inches of snowfall in Swan Quarter.

Rain changed to snow around 9 am and continue into the late evening hours. Snow accumulated 4 to 6 inches across the county.

Swanquarter wind equipment measured sustained winds of 40 mph.

Wind gust of 66 mph measured at Swan Quarter.