Pamlico Sound
Americannoun
noun
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A storm surge warning was in effect from Duck, North Carolina, to Chincoteague, Virginia, including Chesapeake Bay south of Windmill Point, and for the Neuse River, the Pamlico River, and portions of Pamlico Sound.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
The 124-acre property lies along the Pamlico Sound on the highest part of the island, where gnarled live oaks more than 200 years old grow.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 4, 2020
The hurricane wrought much of its destruction through swift and severe storm surge from the Pamlico Sound, the long lagoon that separates the islands from the North Carolina mainland.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 6, 2019
More than nine feet of storm surge in parts of Pamlico Sound overwhelmed communities like New Bern, North Carolina, where more than a hundred people were rescued on Thursday night.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2018
Near Teach’s Hole, Ocracoke Inlet offers a shallow channel between the dunes from Pamlico Sound to the open sea.
From Heart of the Blue Ridge by Baily, Waldron
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