Press Release:
Good Afternoon Everyone,
Like many of you, our office continues to monitor the path of Hurricane Erin along the eastern US. While the more severe impacts are expected to remain to our east, the current forecast details for Beaufort County can be found below.
Winds
- North winds are forecasted to increase around 10am Wednesday morning, becoming sustained between 10 and 15 mph, with frequent gust of 20 to 25mph through sunset Thursday.
NWS Hourly Wind Graphic for Wednesday & Thursday
Wind Direction & Gust Graphic for 10am Thursday
Flooding / Storm Surge
- There have been no notable mentions of a significant flooding / surge threat for our county's shorelines. However, areas that are vulnerable to sustained northly winds, such as Blounts, Durham, South, and Goose Creeks will most likely see elevated water levels between Wednesday afternoon and Friday morning.
Rain
- There is minimal accumulating rain forecasted for Beaufort Co., with any rainfall that does occur being limited to the outer fringes of passing rain bands.
Rainfall Graphic for Wednesday & Thursday
Rainfall Graphic for 11am Wednesday
Additional information can be found in the attached briefing and email below from the National Weather Service (NWS). Also, a recording of their 12:30pm update can be viewed using the following link.
https://youtu.be/Yx1t70m8Dhw
We encourage everyone to continue to monitor the forecast for Hurricane Erin, and we will continue to pass along any changes to our conditions as they occur.
NOTE: State officials are currently working to position response assets closer to our state's Outer Banks in the event they are needed. Many of these resources will be passing through our county over the next 24hrs. Please do not take their presence in our county as an indication of worsening forecast conditions.
As always, thank you all for what you do to keep Beaufort County informed, prepared and safe.
Chris Newkirk
Deputy Director
Beaufort County Emergency Services
1420 Highland Dr
Washington, NC 27889
Office: (252)940-6511
Cell: (252) 378-5352
Good morning,
No changes with our previous briefing. We continue to emphasize that even though the center of Erin is still forecast to remain well off our coast, IMPACTS will occur well away from the center. This will be an extremely large storm and we expect impacts especially along our immediate coastline. The highest impacts in our area remain over the Outer Banks, where significant coastal flooding is likely due to large breaking waves and significant wave run up. Highway 12 on the Outer Banks may be impassable for several days. The best chance for tropical storm force wind gusts would also be over the Outer Banks.
NWS_Morehead_City_Briefing_5_Hurricane_Erin.pdf
Regards,
NWS Newport/Morehead City
NOAA - National Weather Service
Newport/Morehead City, NC Weather Forecast Office
533 Roberts Rd
Newport, NC 28570
