Aug 20, 2025
Hurricane Erin made its closest approach to the North Carolina coast during the morning hours of Thursday, August 21st, 2025 as a category 2. While the center of Erin remained around 200 miles east of Cape Hatteras, Erin was so large that damaging ocean overwash and storm surge impacted Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, and caused additional minor ocean overwash along ocean areas to the north and to the south, and minor soundside flooding on Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands, as well as Downeast Carter
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1291195). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Ocracoke Island County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.