Aug 26, 2011
Hurricane Irene tracked across the Bahamas and up the eastern seaboard, staying offshore until it made landfall at Cape Lookout the morning of August 27th as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph. Because the center remained offshore, only tropical storm force winds were experienced along the coastal counties of southeast North Carolina.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 343835). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Coastal New Hanover County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.