Coastal Flood Advisory in New Hanover County, North Carolina
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
EXPIRED
5/15/2026 9:07:00 PM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
5/15/2026 9:07:00 PM until 5/16/2026
* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level
expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.
* WHERE...The lower Cape Fear River including downtown
Wilmington.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to midnight EDT tonight.
* IMPACTS...Portions of Battleship Road and USS North Carolina
Road observe minor coastal flooding up to one half foot in
depth. In downtown Wilmington, a block of Water Street
observes minor flooding up to one quarter foot in depth.
