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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

Anson, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Anson, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Cumberland, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Cumberland, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Stanly, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Sampson, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Wayne, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Wilson, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flash Flood

Edgecombe, NC · Sep 27, 2024

Hurricane Helene weakened to a strong tropical storm on the morning of 27 September across northeast Georgia. Helene continued to track to the west and northwest into the Tennessee Valley.

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Flood

Cabarrus, NC · Dec 30, 2015

After a couple of days of occasional moderate to heavy rain acted to elevate stream flows and soil moisture levels, heavy rain showers and thunderstorms developing along and ahead of a cold front produced 2-3 inches of rain in just a few hours across portions of the Piedmont,…

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Flash Flood$30K damage

Forsyth, NC · Aug 28, 2012

A line of showers and thunderstorms developed along a pre-frontal surface trough that moved southward out of southern Virginia. Cell mergers and back building of the convection along the line resulted in an area of heavy rainfall of 3 to 4 inches over the northwest Piedmont…

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Flash Flood

Currituck, NC · Jul 2, 2025

A stationary front was draped across the Mid-Atlantic early on July 2. In the afternoon, the front slowly advanced southward, serving as a focus for showers and storms across northeast North Carolina through the day.

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Flash Flood

Pasquotank, NC · Jul 2, 2025

A stationary front was draped across the Mid-Atlantic early on July 2. In the afternoon, the front slowly advanced southward, serving as a focus for showers and storms across northeast North Carolina through the day.

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Flash Flood

Currituck, NC · Jul 2, 2025

A stationary front was draped across the Mid-Atlantic early on July 2. In the afternoon, the front slowly advanced southward, serving as a focus for showers and storms across northeast North Carolina through the day.

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Flash Flood

Currituck, NC · Jul 2, 2025

A stationary front was draped across the Mid-Atlantic early on July 2. In the afternoon, the front slowly advanced southward, serving as a focus for showers and storms across northeast North Carolina through the day.

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Flash Flood

Currituck, NC · Jul 2, 2025

A stationary front was draped across the Mid-Atlantic early on July 2. In the afternoon, the front slowly advanced southward, serving as a focus for showers and storms across northeast North Carolina through the day.

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Flash Flood

Bertie, NC · Jul 2, 2025

A stationary front was draped across the Mid-Atlantic early on July 2. In the afternoon, the front slowly advanced southward, serving as a focus for showers and storms across northeast North Carolina through the day.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Jackson, NC · May 6, 2003

Numerous thunderstorms producing very heavy rainfall resulted in rapid rises and flash flooding along creeks and streams in area in and around the Cherokee Indian Reservation. Most creeks around the reservation flooded. The high water caused damage to numerous homes.

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