rip currents at Nags Head. Offshore, two boats lost contact with the Coast Guard during the approach to land, one of which washed up at Cape May, New Jersey and the other on the Virginia coast. The Coast Guard began cleanup of an oil spill at Nags Head caused by Bret off the coast. About of the shoreline was filled with oil, little of which polluted the water. Most of the oil was thin and easily cleanup private contractor. Locally heavy rainfall in western Pennsylvania flooded streets and basements in some areas, with up to of precipitation in Brookville. Elsewhere, Bret dropped of precipitation in several states. Overall, no considerable damage was reported. See also Tropical Storm Dean (1983) and Tropical Storm Danielle (1992) – made similarly rare landfalls on the Delmarva Peninsula Other storms of the same name List of North Carolina hurricanes (1980–1999) References External links National Hurricane Center's Archive on Tropical Storm Bret Bret Bret (1981) Bret