The Today show just called it: "A multi-day coastal wave event"
This is from our local weather station:
Imagine three days of rain heavy at times and very windy conditions…especially near the coast. While inland winds will barely reach 30 mph, winds along the coast could easily gust between 45-50 mph for several days. This will lead to a massive build-up of water that will only get worse with each tidal high cycle starting tomorrow morning (11 Nov). While the exact height of the tidal flooding is still questionable over the next several days…the potential exists for tidal flooding that could come close to what we experienced with Hurricane Isabel in 2003 (7.9 feet above normal high tide). It will depend on the winds speeds off shore. If the winds hit 55-60 mph offshore…for several days…the flooding could even be a bit worse…while if the winds remain between 40-45 mph…the flooding will be about a foot below what we experienced during Isabel. You might remember or have heard about the Ash Wednesday storm of 1962. That storm lasted three days (sound familiar?) and brought winds over 60mph offshore. The water was one foot higher with that storm than with Isabel! This will have to watched very, very closely! Property damage could be very high if those offshore winds get over 50 mph for that length of time. Weaker dunes could be destroyed and the ocean could invade inland spots…especially along portions of the Outer Banks.
We don't live on the beach so I am not concerned about flooding, hopefully it will not be too bad for folks who live closer to the water. I'll try to get some pictures.
This is from our local weather station:
Imagine three days of rain heavy at times and very windy conditions…especially near the coast. While inland winds will barely reach 30 mph, winds along the coast could easily gust between 45-50 mph for several days. This will lead to a massive build-up of water that will only get worse with each tidal high cycle starting tomorrow morning (11 Nov). While the exact height of the tidal flooding is still questionable over the next several days…the potential exists for tidal flooding that could come close to what we experienced with Hurricane Isabel in 2003 (7.9 feet above normal high tide). It will depend on the winds speeds off shore. If the winds hit 55-60 mph offshore…for several days…the flooding could even be a bit worse…while if the winds remain between 40-45 mph…the flooding will be about a foot below what we experienced during Isabel. You might remember or have heard about the Ash Wednesday storm of 1962. That storm lasted three days (sound familiar?) and brought winds over 60mph offshore. The water was one foot higher with that storm than with Isabel! This will have to watched very, very closely! Property damage could be very high if those offshore winds get over 50 mph for that length of time. Weaker dunes could be destroyed and the ocean could invade inland spots…especially along portions of the Outer Banks.
We don't live on the beach so I am not concerned about flooding, hopefully it will not be too bad for folks who live closer to the water. I'll try to get some pictures.
... so me thinks that even though there's enough ya'll and fixin coming outta folks mouths here, that there's plenty enough freakin yankee down here in the south too 
