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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.

Tropical Storm$20K damage

Beaufort, NC · Sep 5, 2008

Tropical Storm Hanna moved across eastern North Carolina during the morning hours on September 6th resulting in minor storm surge, beach erosion, and wind damage. Storm surge along the coast was estimated at 2 to 3 feet.

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Tropical Storm$20K damage

Jones, NC · Sep 5, 2008

Tropical Storm Hanna moved across eastern North Carolina during the morning hours on September 6th resulting in minor storm surge, beach erosion, and wind damage. Storm surge along the coast was estimated at 2 to 3 feet.

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Tropical Storm$50K damage

Inland Brunswick, NC · Aug 26, 2011

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.

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Jun 30, 2023

A weak surface trough was present across portions of the Piedmont of central North Carolina in an otherwise high pressure regime. Isolated to scattered showers and storms developed in the late afternoon to early evening over the western Piedmont, tracking east and south over the…

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Jun 30, 2023

A weak surface trough was present across portions of the Piedmont of central North Carolina in an otherwise high pressure regime. Isolated to scattered showers and storms developed in the late afternoon to early evening over the western Piedmont, tracking east and south over the…

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Jun 30, 2023

A weak surface trough was present across portions of the Piedmont of central North Carolina in an otherwise high pressure regime. Isolated to scattered showers and storms developed in the late afternoon to early evening over the western Piedmont, tracking east and south over the…

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Jul 18, 2024

A cold front draped northeast to southwest over Virginia and eastern Tennessee moved south and through central North Carolina in the late evening hours.

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Jul 18, 2024

A cold front draped northeast to southwest over Virginia and eastern Tennessee moved south and through central North Carolina in the late evening hours.

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Flash Flood

Orange, NC · Jul 9, 2025

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and…

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Flash Flood

Orange, NC · Jul 9, 2025

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and…

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Flash Flood

Orange, NC · Jul 9, 2025

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and…

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Flash Flood

Orange, NC · Jul 9, 2025

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and…

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Flash Flood

Orange, NC · Jul 9, 2025

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and…

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Flash Flood

Granville, NC · Jul 9, 2025

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and…

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Flash Flood

Granville, NC · Jul 9, 2025

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and…

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Flash Flood

Davidson, NC · Jul 9, 2025

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and…

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Flash Flood

Davidson, NC · Jul 9, 2025

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and…

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Flash Flood

Guilford, NC · Jul 9, 2025

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and…

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Jul 9, 2025

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and…

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Wilkes, NC · May 26, 2009

A tropical air mass was in place, with a weak front north across Virginia. Southeast flow into the mountains and the frontal boundary set the stage for heavy rain producing showers and thunderstorms.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Wilkes, NC · May 26, 2009

A tropical air mass was in place, with a weak front north across Virginia. Southeast flow into the mountains and the frontal boundary set the stage for heavy rain producing showers and thunderstorms.

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Flood$200K damage

Rowan, NC · Apr 10, 2003

Flooding developed during the afternoon along many creeks and streams across the county, including along Grants Creek. Some mobile homes and other structures were flooded, and a nursing home and a mobile home park required evacuation near Kannapolis.

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Coastal Flood

Ocracoke Island, NC · Oct 27, 2025

A low-pressure system moved offshore and combined with high pressure to the north to produce strong northeasterly winds, which in turn brought large waves and ocean overwash to Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands from October 27-29.

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Coastal Flood

Hatteras Island, NC · Oct 27, 2025

A low-pressure system moved offshore and combined with high pressure to the north to produce strong northeasterly winds, which in turn brought large waves and ocean overwash to Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands from October 27-29.

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