The advisory was for Coastal Pender, Coastal New Hanover and Coastal Brunswick. The advisory is in effect until 11 a.m.

In the midst of a drought, Hampton Roads is expected to get a good, soaking rainfall, and tidal flooding is expected for the high tide cycles Friday.

A coastal storm, combined with King Tides are causing flooding problems for the Carolinas heading into the weekend. The rain event is also bringing the first substantial rainfall to western North Carolina since Hurricane Helene.

The NWS Newport/Morehead City NC issued a coastal flood watch at 3:35 p.m. on Wednesday valid from ... for the soundside Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands as winds shift to the north Friday." "Up to 2 to 4 feet of inundation above ground level is possible ...

A slug of moisture that impacted the Gulf Coast with Tornado Warnings and flash flooding is expected to cause heavy rainfall across the eastern Carolinas. Expected rainfall totals could approach an inch along the I-40 corridor and 2-4 inches along the Outer Banks.

On Wednesday at 2:31 p.m. the NWS Wilmington NC issued a coastal flood advisory valid for Thursday between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. The advisory is for Coastal Pender, Coastal New Hanover and Coastal Brunswick.

An area of low pressure off the Carolina coast on Friday will bring significant impacts to the Outer Banks in the form of damaging wind gusts, moderate to major coastal flooding and heavy rain.