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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.

Flood

Watauga, NC · Jan 9, 2024

A deep, negatively tilted upper level trough and associated occluded front passed from the central Mississippi River Valley on January 9th toward the lower New England region by the morning of the 10th.

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Flood

Rockingham, NC · Jan 9, 2024

A deep, negatively tilted upper level trough and associated occluded front passed from the central Mississippi River Valley on January 9th toward the lower New England region by the morning of the 10th.

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Flood

Rockingham, NC · Jan 9, 2024

A deep, negatively tilted upper level trough and associated occluded front passed from the central Mississippi River Valley on January 9th toward the lower New England region by the morning of the 10th.

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Flood

Yadkin, NC · Jan 9, 2024

A deep, negatively tilted upper level trough and associated occluded front passed from the central Mississippi River Valley on January 9th toward the lower New England region by the morning of the 10th.

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Flood

Alleghany, NC · Jan 9, 2024

A deep, negatively tilted upper level trough and associated occluded front passed from the central Mississippi River Valley on January 9th toward the lower New England region by the morning of the 10th.

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Flood

Watauga, NC · Jan 9, 2024

A deep, negatively tilted upper level trough and associated occluded front passed from the central Mississippi River Valley on January 9th toward the lower New England region by the morning of the 10th.

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Flood

Watauga, NC · Apr 11, 2024

A deep upper level trough was observed situated along the Mississippi River Valley during the morning of April 11th, with deep south-southwesterly windflow ahead of the trough carrying moisture from the Gulf of Mexico northward along the Appalachian chain.

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Flood

Rockingham, NC · Aug 9, 2024

The remnants of Hurricane Debbie moved north toward the area on August 8th, 2024. A strong southeast flow of wind on the system's northern extent, along with wet soils due to heavy rainfall, helped to cause downed trees and power lines over portions of North Carolina.

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Flood

Watauga, NC · Dec 29, 2024

A negatively-tilted trough passed from the western Gulf coast region early on the 29th northeast to the lower Ohio River Valley late in the day.

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Flood

Watauga, NC · Dec 29, 2024

A negatively-tilted trough passed from the western Gulf coast region early on the 29th northeast to the lower Ohio River Valley late in the day.

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Flood

Watauga, NC · Dec 29, 2024

A negatively-tilted trough passed from the western Gulf coast region early on the 29th northeast to the lower Ohio River Valley late in the day.

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Flood

Rockingham, NC · Sep 18, 2024

A stationary front draped east to west across northern North Carolina provided the focus for training showers and thunderstorms during the evening of the 17th.

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Flood

Stokes, NC · Sep 17, 2024

A stationary front draped east to west across northern North Carolina provided the focus for training showers and thunderstorms during the evening of the 17th.

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Flood

Cabarrus, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Tropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.

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Flood

McDowell, NC · Sep 26, 2024

Tropical Cyclone Helene began organizing over the western Caribbean on the 23rd and 24th of September before rapidly intensifying as it moved north through the eastern Gulf of Mexico on the 25th and 26th.

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Flood

Stokes, NC · Sep 17, 2024

A stationary front draped east to west across northern North Carolina provided the focus for training showers and thunderstorms during the evening of the 17th.

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Tropical Storm

Inland Onslow, NC · Aug 8, 2024

After making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on August 5, Debby weakened to a tropical storm as it slowly moved across southeastern Georgia and offshore.

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Tropical Storm

Southern Craven, NC · Aug 8, 2024

After making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on August 5, Debby weakened to a tropical storm as it slowly moved across southeastern Georgia and offshore.

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Tropical Storm

East Carteret, NC · Aug 8, 2024

After making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on August 5, Debby weakened to a tropical storm as it slowly moved across southeastern Georgia and offshore.

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Tropical Storm

West Carteret, NC · Aug 8, 2024

After making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on August 5, Debby weakened to a tropical storm as it slowly moved across southeastern Georgia and offshore.

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Tropical Storm

Ocracoke Island, NC · Aug 8, 2024

After making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on August 5, Debby weakened to a tropical storm as it slowly moved across southeastern Georgia and offshore.

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Tropical Storm

Hatteras Island, NC · Aug 8, 2024

After making landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as a Category 1 hurricane on August 5, Debby weakened to a tropical storm as it slowly moved across southeastern Georgia and offshore.

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Flash Flood

Lee, NC · Jun 16, 2025

A southward moving cold front out of Virginia stalled out near the North Carolina border. Storms from the late evening on the 15th persisted into the early morning hours of the 16th along and south of the front, producing isolated flash flooding.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Polk, NC · Sep 20, 2009

Periods of heavy rain fell between the 18th and 22nd across the southern mountains of North Carolina. Over the five day period, over 17 inches of rain fall in a few locations, with many areas reporting 10 inches of more.

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