Aug 31, 2006
TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO, WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 MPH, MADE LANDFALL ON AUGUST 31ST DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG TROPICAL STORM MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS REGION DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST. IN GENERAL, WIND GUSTS RANGED FROM 40 TO 60 MPH WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ALONG THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF ONSLOW COUNTY. MINOR STORM SURGE FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION OCCURRED ALONG THE ONSLOW AND CARTERET COUNTY COAST LINE AND THE NEUSE RIVER. MOR
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5525825). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Lenoir County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.