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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

Wake, NC · Jan 3, 2022

A strong upper level low moved from the Midwest into the Mid Atlantic from January 2nd into the 3rd. Strong storms to isolated severe storms preceded the arrival of the low along with a broad area of 2 to 4 inches of rain along United States Highway 1 corridor, producing…

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Flash Flood

Orange, NC · Jan 3, 2022

A strong upper level low moved from the Midwest into the Mid Atlantic from January 2nd into the 3rd. Strong storms to isolated severe storms preceded the arrival of the low along with a broad area of 2 to 4 inches of rain along United States Highway 1 corridor, producing…

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Flash Flood

Orange, NC · Jan 3, 2022

A strong upper level low moved from the Midwest into the Mid Atlantic from January 2nd into the 3rd. Strong storms to isolated severe storms preceded the arrival of the low along with a broad area of 2 to 4 inches of rain along United States Highway 1 corridor, producing…

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Mar 17, 2022

A strong mid-level trough of low pressure over Georgia tracked northeast into the Carolinas early on the morning of the 17th of March. At the surface, a surface low tracked northeast along the eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plain during the early morning hours.

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Flash Flood

Forsyth, NC · Jul 5, 2022

A warm front draped from the Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley led to morning showers and thunderstorms across the Ohio Valley early in the day.

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Aug 11, 2025

A weak frontal zone was oriented southwest to northeast across central North Carolina. Scattered showers and storms developed during the late afternoon and evening within a highly anomalous moisture environment.

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Aug 11, 2025

A weak frontal zone was oriented southwest to northeast across central North Carolina. Scattered showers and storms developed during the late afternoon and evening within a highly anomalous moisture environment.

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Flash Flood

Franklin, NC · Aug 11, 2025

A weak frontal zone was oriented southwest to northeast across central North Carolina. Scattered showers and storms developed during the late afternoon and evening within a highly anomalous moisture environment.

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Flash Flood

Vance, NC · Aug 11, 2025

A weak frontal zone was oriented southwest to northeast across central North Carolina. Scattered showers and storms developed during the late afternoon and evening within a highly anomalous moisture environment.

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Flood

Watauga, NC · May 27, 2022

An upper level low pressure system passed east up the Ohio River Valley early on the 27th, resulting in strong south to southeasterly windflow across northwest North Carolina.

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Flood

Watauga, NC · Nov 11, 2022

After making landfall along the Florida Panhandle early on November 11th, the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole progressed north toward far western North Carolina and Virginia.

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Flood

Watauga, NC · Nov 11, 2022

After making landfall along the Florida Panhandle early on November 11th, the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole progressed north toward far western North Carolina and Virginia.

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Flood

Watauga, NC · Nov 11, 2022

After making landfall along the Florida Panhandle early on November 11th, the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole progressed north toward far western North Carolina and Virginia.

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Flood

Watauga, NC · Nov 11, 2022

After making landfall along the Florida Panhandle early on November 11th, the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole progressed north toward far western North Carolina and Virginia.

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Flood

Watauga, NC · Nov 11, 2022

After making landfall along the Florida Panhandle early on November 11th, the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole progressed north toward far western North Carolina and Virginia.

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Flood

Watauga, NC · Nov 11, 2022

After making landfall along the Florida Panhandle early on November 11th, the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole progressed north toward far western North Carolina and Virginia.

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Flood

Ashe, NC · Nov 11, 2022

After making landfall along the Florida Panhandle early on November 11th, the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole progressed north toward far western North Carolina and Virginia.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Pamlico, NC · Aug 3, 2004

Hurricane Alex, a category two storm with 100 mph sustained winds, brushed the Outer Banks of North Carolina during the late morning to early afternoon hours on August 3rd.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)$10K damage

Lenoir, NC · Sep 13, 2005

Category one Hurricane Ophelia, with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph, approached the North Carolina coast on the 13th. The hurricane remained offshore brushing the southern coastal counties of Onslow and Carteret on the 14th and 15th.

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Tropical Storm$10K damage

Western Hyde, NC · Aug 31, 2006

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO, WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 MPH, MADE LANDFALL ON AUGUST 31ST DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG TROPICAL STORM MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS REGION DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST.

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Tropical Storm$10K damage

Tyrrell, NC · Aug 31, 2006

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO, WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 MPH, MADE LANDFALL ON AUGUST 31ST DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG TROPICAL STORM MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS REGION DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST.

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Tropical Storm$10K damage

Washington, NC · Aug 31, 2006

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO, WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 MPH, MADE LANDFALL ON AUGUST 31ST DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG TROPICAL STORM MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS REGION DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST.

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Tropical Storm$10K damage

Western Dare, NC · Aug 31, 2006

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO, WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 MPH, MADE LANDFALL ON AUGUST 31ST DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG TROPICAL STORM MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS REGION DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST.

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Tropical Storm$10K damage

Pamlico, NC · Aug 31, 2006

TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO, WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 MPH, MADE LANDFALL ON AUGUST 31ST DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONG TROPICAL STORM MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS REGION DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 1ST.

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