Coastal Flood Advisory issued October 9 at 8:19PM EDT until October 10 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington NC
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* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet expected in the surf zone. * WHERE...Coastal Pender and Coastal New Hanover Counties. * WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, from 6 AM to 10 AM EDT Saturday. For the High Rip Current Risk, from 6 AM EDT Saturday through Saturday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 2 PM Saturday to 8 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Low-lying roads and locations along the Intracoastal Waterway and adjacent tidal creeks may observe minor coastal flooding. Check with local officials for any road closures or impacts. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Affected areas listed are based on average tide conditions. Additional locations may experience flooding during periods of heavy rainfall, high winds, or other factors. If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
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- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- NC, US
- Severity
- Minor
- area
- Coastal Pender; Coastal New Hanover
- event
- Coastal Flood Advisory
- onset
- 2026-10-10T06:00:00-04:00
- states
- ["NC"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-09T20:19:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.77a14cb0c70674f983d5f8881196e82b49a5a2dc.001.1
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- []
- instruction
- If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property. Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
- message type
- Alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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