Oct 8, 2016
The combination of a cold front moving through the Mid Atlantic and Post Tropical Cyclone Matthew tracking northeast just off the North Carolina and Virginia coasts, produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding across northeast North Carolina from Saturday evening, October 8th into early Sunday morning, October 9th.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 664114). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Gates County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.