Sep 18, 2003
Hurricane Isabel was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with frequent gusts to hurricane force occurred over coastal northeast North Carolina. Isabel made landfall near Ocracoke Inlet in North Carolina, tracked northwest into central Virginia just west of Richmond, then continued northward into western Pennsylvania. The highest sustained wind speed recorded was 73 mph at Duck (DUCN7). Other sustained wind speed was 59
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5370982). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Western Currituck County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.