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