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Get the Outer Banks, NC local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days.
A coastal storm has been lurking off the East Coast of the United States for five days, contributing to persistent coastal flooding, rip currents and rough surf from North Carolina to Maine.
The forecast says 4 to 7 of the storms would reach major status, meaning at least a Category 3 hurricane with minimum sustained winds of 111 mph. The yearly averages are 14.4 named storms, 7.2 ...
Upon making landfall along the Outer Banks, the hurricane produced strong waves of 15 to 25 feet (4.6 to 7.6 m) in height and a storm surge of about 6 to 8 feet (1.8 to 2.4 m). [3] Storm tides along the coast peaked at 7.7 feet (2.3 m) in Cape Hatteras , though the total could be higher there due to the tide gauge being destroyed by the ...
Hurricane Emily in 1993 caused record flooding in the Outer Banks of North Carolina while remaining just offshore. The fifth named storm and the first yet strongest hurricane of the year's hurricane season, Emily developed from a tropical wave northeast of the Lesser Antilles on August 22, 1993.
The system emerged over the Atlantic near the Outer Banks of North Carolina on July 12; a surface low soon developed. Traversing the Gulf Stream , convection abruptly increased on July 13 and it is estimated that a tropical depression formed by 06:00 UTC that day, roughly 255 mi (410 km) east-northeast of Cape Hatteras .
Waves were 7 to 9 feet high at the time. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The Outer Banks, separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Currituck Albemarle Sounds (north) and Pamlico Sound (south) The Outer Banks (frequently abbreviated OBX) are a 200 mi (320 km) string of barrier islands and spits off the coast of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, on the east coast of the United States.