Officials Update : After the tropical storm, avoid going near the coast. Debbie
WITN EMERALD ISLE, N.C. On Thursday, Tropical Storm Debby caused significant rainfall and flooding along the coast of North Carolina. However, the flooding also resulted in contaminated water.
From Memorial Bridge in Kitty Hawk to the South Carolina state line, state officials are requesting that people stay out of the water. According to a press release from the authorities, the main worry is bacterial contamination, which poses a risk to human health.
“Where we introduce bacteria into the sound, especially where we swim,” the Recreational Water Quality Program Manager Erin Bryan-Millush stated. “At that point, they come into direct contact with the bacteria that can infect people.”
Eastern North Carolina is still dealing with the fallout from Tropical Storm Debby as it moves north. Ocean Waves
“I was thinking ‘let’s not go in there,’” said Emily Dourski, a beachgoer. “There were a bunch of people in the water. It was really cool to see them, but from a distance.”
One resident said that the rain was heavy at her house all day Thursday.
“It was torrential down poring at my house,” said Swansboro resident Patty Reid. “I pretty much stayed home most of the day because I was afraid of the flooding.”
Dourski visits Emerald Isle yearly, and says she knows how to stay safe when it comes to the water.
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