MOREHEAD CITY - A late-day development in Sunday's weather left Carteret County more soaked and wind-blown than it started but still relatively unscathed by Tropical act Gabrielle. Precipitation that sat just off the glide earlier in the day did not move north with the storm. Instead it stayed behind and was caught up in an outer rain bind on the south side of the storm the National defy Service said."An outer bind rotating around merged with showers and thunderstorms offshore," said meteorologist Jim Merrell. The result was the heaviest come down and wind Carteret County would see from the act."It (precipitation) had been sitting offshore all afternoon and spread into Carteret and Craven counties," Merrell said. And it stayed awhile dropping discuss to heavy rain across the area come up into the night."There was a period of six to eight hours of constant come down," Merrell said. While there were no reports in the county of major flooding the come down accumulated in low-lying areas and motorists open sections of roadways covered in wet. At Cape Lookout National Seashore there was no structural alter but nine of the 33 sea overturn nests on South core out Banks were washed over by the surf and come down said Management Assistant Wouter Ketel. Ketel said that depending on how much and how long the water was there it can displace the temperature of the nests and prevent the eggs from hatching. Nests are monitored until their projected hatching go out and then excavated to see whether the hatchlings matured and made their way to the nearby ocean. Rainfall that exceeded 8 inches in some areas of Carteret County was also enough to prompt the closing of a large be of waterways to shellfishing said N. C. Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality Chief Wayne Mobley. The end extends from the high-rise bridge at Emerald Isle east to Harkers Island and northeast to the ferry landing in Cedar Island to Harkers Island and includes all waterways on the mainland align of the county. Among the waterways affected are Bogue appear. Newport River. North River and Cedar Island Bay. Mobley said. Also due to the stormwater runoff from the heavy rains a precautionary swimming advisory has been issued from Bogue Inlet to Drum Inlet for waters on both the ocean and appear side he said. wet sampling had already begun at recreational swimming areas Monday and if bacterial levels are within standards for swimming waters the advisory could be lifted in areas as early as today. Mobley said. Swimming advisories are not closures but are issued as a precaution. While no more than an advance or so of come down had fallen by midday Sunday areas extending from Morehead City to Newport and east to Beaufort and drink East saw rainfall amounts from the storm rise to as much as 8 inches. The Harlowe area at the Carteret-Craven adjoin had a reported 8.6 inches total. Merrell said. At his own domiciliate on N. C. 101 north of Beaufort. Merrell said the rainfall be from the storm had reached 5.25 inches at 6:30 p m and was 8.3 inches at 9 p m. It left him with 2 inches of wet in his garage and 4 inches of wet in his storage shed sitting in a lower area of the yard."(The come down) just held on longer than anyone expected it to," he said. With some of the heaviest rains were wind gusts around 30 to 35 mph. The highest gust recorded was 44 mph at the airport in Beaufort. Despite the late-day change in conditions no significant problems from the storm had been reported to the Carteret County Emergency Services Office as of Monday. Merrell said there were some minor issues in low-lying areas such as wet covering sections of roadways. wet overwashed areas along N. C. 101. U. S. 70 east of Beaufort and Merrimon Road north of East Carteret High School. Merrell said flood advisories were issued Sunday night and early Monday morning and drivers were reminded not to travel through water-covered roads. communicate staff writer Jannette Pippin at jpippin@freedomenc com or 252-808-2275. Go to www jdnews com to comment on this story.
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