Sep 2, 2010
Hurricane Earl approached the North Carolina coast as a major category 3 hurricane on the 2nd, then moved offshore early on the 3rd as a category 2 hurricane on the Saffir/Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Even though Earl's closest approach was around 100 miles, due to it's large size, a glancing blow was felt across the Outer Banks. Strong winds, storm surge, and heavy storm total rainfall of 3 to 5 inches resulted in 2.58 million dollars in total damages to crops and infrastructure across the ar
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 259542). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Western Hyde County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.