Complex sentence: The Hatteras NWS office ultimately released 19 coastal flood statements, as well as media reports explaining the threat from the wind and waves, and a state of emergency was declared for Dare County, North Carolina.
Split into simpler sentences: The Hatteras NWS office ultimately released 19 coastal flood statements, as well as media reports explaining the threat from the wind and waves. Due to the threat from the storm, a state of emergency was declared for Dare County, North Carolina.