2,548 first-hand accounts of flood events in North Carolina, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
A deep amplitude east coast upper trough closed off across the southeast states for several days while a surface front meandered across the area. Deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean continued to feed into the area.
Read the full account →A deep amplitude east coast upper trough closed off across the southeast states for several days while a surface front meandered across the area. Deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean continued to feed into the area.
Read the full account →Storms initiated in split upper level flow along a prefrontal trough. Mean 850 MB to 300 MB winds were near calm at the time with storm propagation mainly cold pool driven. The primary impacts from these storms were gusty winds, resulting in trees down, and heavy rain.
Read the full account →A band of moderate to heavy rain pivoted over central and northern portions of the North Carolina coastal plain during the early morning hours of the 25th as a low pressure center tracked north along the North Carolina Coast.
Read the full account →Widespread moderate to heavy rain developed across western North Carolina on the 27th in advance of a strong cold front. The rain persisted through much of the 28th before tapering off late in the day.
Read the full account →Multi-cellular convection developed ahead of an approaching cold front over Central North Carolina. A few thunderstorms became severe during the afternoon and evening, producing scattered wind damage.
Read the full account →Tropical Storm Arthur teased the North Carolina coast moving parallel to the coast and then up across Cape Lookout into the Pamlico Sound where it was downgraded to a tropical depression. Up to 4 inches of rain fell across parts of southern Lenoir and northern Duplin counties.
Read the full account →Hurricane Isabel made landfall along the Outer Banks just north of Cape Lookout around 1 pm on September 18, 2003. The eye of the storm tracked northeast passing over eastern Halifax County. Winds gusts to near Hurricane force were recorded over Halifax county.
Read the full account →The remnants of tropical storm Bertha lifted north across the North Carolina Piedmont during the afternoon and evening of the 27th. Heavy rainfall and localized flooding developed in southern and eastern portions of the Charlotte metro area after around 2 inches of rain fell in…
Read the full account →Damaging gradient winds in the early morning hours of 18 Nov 2004 behind the exiting remnants of hurricane Ivan downed numerous trees and power lines. 2000 people were without power in Ashe Co. Locally heavy rain around the Foscoe area of Watauga Co.
Read the full account →A band of rain showers along and ahead of a strong cold front quickly intensified during the afternoon across Upstate South Carolina, then moved quickly northeast into the North Carolina foothills and far western Piedmont.
Read the full account →A band of rain showers along and ahead of a strong cold front quickly intensified during the afternoon across Upstate South Carolina, then moved quickly northeast into the North Carolina foothills and far western Piedmont.
Read the full account →Scattered showers and thunderstorms developed in a moist, unstable environment during peak heating. Storms initially fired along differential heating boundaries, transitioning into multi-cell clusters with time.
Read the full account →Thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon hours. The combination of high instability and moderate wind shear helped a couple of the storms reach severe limits.
Read the full account →A very moist southerly flow resulted in development of numerous heavy rain showers and some thunderstorms that repeatedly developed along the southern escarpment of the Blue Ridge and moved north into the mountains of southwest North Carolina throughout late evening of the 26th…
Read the full account →A deep long wave trough developed over the western states around January 10th. The trough gradually moved east over a period of several days. As it approached the eastern states, it took on a positive tilt, with the surface cold front stalling across the south Appalachians for…
Read the full account →Heavy rain showers and isolated thunderstorms developed near the Blue Ridge escarpment within a moist southeast upslope flow throughout the 29th.
Read the full account →Hurricane Floyd was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with gusts to near hurricane force occurred over the northwest quadrant of the storm over interior portions of northeast North Carolina and along…
Read the full account →A deep amplitude east coast upper trough closed off across the southeast states for several days while a surface front meandered across the area. Deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean continued to feed into the area.
Read the full account →Hurricane Isabel made landfall along the Outer Banks just north of Cape Lookout around 1 pm on September 18, 2003. The eye of the storm tracked northeast passing over eastern Halifax County. Winds gusts to near Hurricane force were recorded over Halifax county.
Read the full account →Hurricane Irene tracked across the Bahamas and up the eastern seaboard, staying offshore until it made landfall at Cape Lookout the morning of August 27th as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph.
Read the full account →Hurricane Irene tracked across the Bahamas and up the eastern seaboard, staying offshore until it made landfall at Cape Lookout the morning of August 27th as a Category 1 hurricane with sustained winds of 85 mph.
Read the full account →Hurricane Floyd was a Category 1 hurricane as it crossed the Wakefield WFO county warning area. Sustained tropical storm force winds with gusts to near hurricane force occurred over the northwest quadrant of the storm over interior portions of northeast North Carolina and along…
Read the full account →Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across the North Carolina foothills from afternoon into the evening in the vicinity of a frontal boundary.
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