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Tropical Storm — Halifax, NC

Sep 6, 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 857926). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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