Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Newport/Morehead, NC

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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.


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