Sep 5, 2019
Hurricane Dorian moved north and northeastward near and along the coast of North Carolina on September 5th and 6th, with Dorian making landfall along the Outer Banks of North Carolina during the morning of September 6th. Meanwhile, heavy rain and strong damaging winds spread inland and across eastern central North Carolina. Heavy rainfall of 3 to 7 inches produced flash flooding across portions of the Coastal Plain of central North Carolina, generally along and east of the Interstate 95 corridor
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 856825). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Johnston County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.