Sep 2, 2016
Hurricane Hermine made landfall as a minimal category 1 hurricane near the Florida Panhandle the night of September 1st. The hurricane weakened to a tropical storm as it moved up the eastern seaboard. The storm entered southeast NC the morning of September 2nd, and moved rapidly northeast. The storm produced very heavy rainfall with flash flooding, as well as some scattered reports of wind damage. Rainfall amounts averaged around six inches, with isolated amounts around ten inches. The highest w
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 661229). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Bladen County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.