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North Carolina Flood Stories

2,548 first-hand accounts of flood events in North Carolina, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.

Flash Flood

New Hanover, NC · 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.

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Flash Flood

Greene, NC · Oct 9, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flash Flood

Pitt, NC · Oct 9, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flash Flood

Beaufort, NC · Oct 9, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flash Flood

Lenoir, NC · Oct 8, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flash Flood

Greene, NC · Oct 8, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flash Flood

Pitt, NC · Oct 9, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flash Flood

Edgecombe, NC · Jul 16, 2016

A warm moist atmosphere combined with a disturbance moving across central North Carolina during peak heating, modest instability and seasonably strong deep layer shear allowed for the development of numerous showers and storms during the late afternoon into the evening.

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Flash Flood

Guilford, NC · Jul 16, 2016

A warm moist atmosphere combined with a disturbance moving across central North Carolina during peak heating, modest instability and seasonably strong deep layer shear allowed for the development of numerous showers and storms during the late afternoon into the evening.

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Flash Flood

Edgecombe, NC · Jul 16, 2016

A warm moist atmosphere combined with a disturbance moving across central North Carolina during peak heating, modest instability and seasonably strong deep layer shear allowed for the development of numerous showers and storms during the late afternoon into the evening.

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Flash Flood

Pitt, NC · Oct 8, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flash Flood

Duplin, NC · Oct 8, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flash Flood

Pitt, NC · Oct 8, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flash Flood

Pamlico, NC · Oct 8, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flash Flood

Dare, NC · Oct 9, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flash Flood

Pitt, NC · Oct 9, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flash Flood

Pitt, NC · Oct 9, 2016

Hurricane Matthew moved northeast offshore of the North Carolina coast late on October 8th through October 9th. Widespread heavy rain developed on October 8th and continued through early on October 9th as Matthew approached and moved offshore of the coast.

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Flood

Wake, NC · Jul 17, 2016

A warm moist atmosphere combined with a disturbance moving across central North Carolina during peak heating, modest instability and seasonably strong deep layer shear allowed for the development of numerous showers and storms during the late afternoon into the evening.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)

Inland Brunswick, NC · Oct 8, 2016

Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)

Coastal Brunswick, NC · Oct 8, 2016

Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)

Inland Pender, NC · Oct 8, 2016

Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)

Coastal Pender, NC · Oct 8, 2016

Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)

Coastal New Hanover, NC · Oct 8, 2016

Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)

Inland New Hanover, NC · Oct 8, 2016

Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.

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