


Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC
917 NWUS52 KMHX 210218 LSRMHX Preliminary Local Storm Report...Summary National Weather Service Newport/Morehead City NC 1018 PM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0610 PM Storm Surge 1 NNE Cape Hatteras Lig 35.26N 75.52W 08/20/2025 Dare NC Public Storm surge of 2-3 feet on Cottage Ave. in Buxton, report relayed via social media. 0700 PM Storm Surge 1 E Hatteras Village 35.22N 75.67W 08/20/2025 Dare NC Public NC HWY 12 closed between Hatteras Village and Frisco due to water and sand across HWY 12. Webcams indicate dune overtopping in this area due to large swells. 0817 PM Storm Surge Avon Pier 35.35N 75.50W 08/20/2025 Dare NC Public Social media video shows water breaching dunes at Avon Fishing Pier. 0615 PM Storm Surge 2 N Beaufort 34.76N 76.66W 08/20/2025 Carteret NC Public Water across Russells Creek Road near HWY 101 north of Beaufort. Report relayed via social media. 0624 PM Storm Surge 1 WSW Bogue Inlet Pier 34.66N 77.06W 08/20/2025 Carteret NC NWS Employee Multiple NWS employees report wave runup leading to high water levels at Western Ocean Regional Access on Emerald Isle. 0634 PM Storm Surge Atlantic Beach 34.70N 76.74W 08/20/2025 Carteret NC NWS Employee About 2ft of water on the roads that feed into the beach parking lot on Atlantic Boulevard near East Dr and West Dr. Water is still coming ashore from the beach. 0716 PM Storm Surge 1 SSE Beaufort 34.71N 76.65W 08/20/2025 Carteret NC Public Water across Front Street in Beaufort. && $$