As it moved ashore in North Carolina, Ginger produced a storm tide of around along the Outer Banks and up to in Pamlico Sound. The storm dropped heavy rainfall peaking at in Bodie Island along the Outer Banks, making Ginger among the wettest tropical cyclones in the state. Rainfall from the storm extended southwestward into South Carolina, where precipitation reached in Cheraw. In Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, wind gusts reached , the highest associated with Ginger in the United States. The hurricane had a large wind field upon moving ashore, affecting a large portion of North Carolina; one county official considered Ginger the largest storm in the region since 1936.