In North Carolina, the large wind field of Gladys produced tropical storm force winds near Manteo. Waves produced by the strong winds flooded a highway leading away from Manteo. Between Kill Devil Hills and Nags Head, U.S. Route 158 was inundated by of water. Near Cape Hatteras, a weather station recorded sustained winds of and gusts up to . Additionally, tides in the area ranged from above normal. The abnormal tides and heavy wave action flooded two small villages, leaving many homes and buildings under of water and washed away grasses that were planted to stabilize the sand dunes. In Wilmington, sustained winds of and gusts of were reported, as well as tides above normal. Elsewhere in the Outer Banks, high winds caused a mobile home to fall off its foundations and blew down two television antennas.
