2,548 first-hand accounts of flood events in North Carolina, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay stalled just west of the Appalachian mountains, resulting in a prolonged, moist south to southeasterly flow over western North Carolina.
Read the full account →A stalled front across eastern North Carolina combined with a deep southerly flow of very moist air led to several days of torrential rain across eastern North Carolina from September 27th through the 30th.
Read the full account →The forecast area remained sandwiched between an unseasonably deep trough aloft to the west and a ridge to the east. This resulted in a persistent very moist air mass and with soils already saturated, two rounds of heavy rain resulted in flash flooding, first in the early…
Read the full account →A strong, moist southerly flow up the Blue Ridge escarpment resulted in scattered to numerous showers throughout the 2nd, and by the early morning hours of the 3rd, rainfall of 1.5 to 3 inches had fallen across the Blue Ridge.
Read the full account →A strong, moist southerly flow up the Blue Ridge escarpment resulted in scattered to numerous showers throughout the 2nd, and by the early morning hours of the 3rd, rainfall of 1.5 to 3 inches had fallen across the Blue Ridge.
Read the full account →The remnants of Hurricane Frances brought very heavy rainfall to western North Carolina on the 7th and 8th, resulting in widespread severe flooding across the mountains and foothills.
Read the full account →Persistent moderate to heavy rain led to widespread flooding along numerous creeks and streams across the northern foothills and northern mountains during the early evening. By early morning on the 8th, flooding was described as some of the worst in the history of the area.
Read the full account →Persistent moderate to heavy rain led to widespread flooding along numerous creeks and streams across the northern foothills and northern mountains during the early evening. By early morning on the 8th, flooding was described as some of the worst in the history of the area.
Read the full account →A strong upper low slowly lifted northeast across the southern Appalachian Mountains over the 3 day period. While precipitable water values were not particularly strong with the low, a strong low level jet in advance of the system brought strong moisture transport and orographic…
Read the full account →Thunderstorms repeatedly moved across the same areas over the North Carolina foothills, causing a high impact flash flood event over Catawba, Lincoln and Cleveland counties. In Catawba County alone, between 50 and 60 roads were closed at the height of the event.
Read the full account →Spiral bands associated with Hurricane Fran affected northeast North Carolina from Thursday evening, September 5th, through Friday morning, September 6th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Bertha slammed into the North Carolina coastline between Surf City and North Topsail Beach causing severe damage to property, utilities and roads. Hardest hit were agricultural crops which suffered losses in excess of $126 million.
Read the full account →Hurricane Bertha slammed into the North Carolina coastline between Surf City and North Topsail Beach causing severe damage to property, utilities and roads. Hardest hit were agricultural crops which suffered losses in excess of $126 million.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Hermine tracked along the Southeast United States coastline and across coastal portions of the Carolina's. Tropical Storm Hermine produced heavy rain across portions of central North Carolina.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Hermine tracked along the Southeast United States coastline and across coastal portions of the Carolina's. Tropical Storm Hermine produced heavy rain across portions of central North Carolina.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Hermine tracked along the Southeast United States coastline and across coastal portions of the Carolina's. Tropical Storm Hermine produced heavy rain across portions of central North Carolina.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Hermine tracked along the Southeast United States coastline and across coastal portions of the Carolina's. Tropical Storm Hermine produced heavy rain across portions of central North Carolina.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Hermine tracked along the Southeast United States coastline and across coastal portions of the Carolina's. Tropical Storm Hermine produced heavy rain across portions of central North Carolina.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Hermine tracked along the Southeast United States coastline and across coastal portions of the Carolina's. Tropical Storm Hermine produced heavy rain across portions of central North Carolina.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Hermine tracked along the Southeast United States coastline and across coastal portions of the Carolina's. Tropical Storm Hermine produced heavy rain across portions of central North Carolina.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Hermine tracked along the Southeast United States coastline and across coastal portions of the Carolina's. Tropical Storm Hermine produced heavy rain across portions of central North Carolina.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Hermine tracked along the Southeast United States coastline and across coastal portions of the Carolina's. Tropical Storm Hermine produced heavy rain across portions of central North Carolina.
Read the full account →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.
Read the full account →A Flash Flood Watch was issued in advance of an abnormally deep upper level low moving over Central North Carolina. The trough became negatively tilted, pulling deep, moist air from the southwest into the region.
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