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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

Columbus, NC · Aug 31, 2023

Tropical Storm Idalia moved northeast across southeast North Carolina bringing flooding from heavy rain and storm surge, a few tropical storm force wind gusts and tornadoes late August 30 into August 31. Previously the storm was a Category 4 hurricane.

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Flash Flood

Columbus, NC · Aug 31, 2023

Tropical Storm Idalia moved northeast across southeast North Carolina bringing flooding from heavy rain and storm surge, a few tropical storm force wind gusts and tornadoes late August 30 into August 31. Previously the storm was a Category 4 hurricane.

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Flash Flood

Pender, NC · Aug 31, 2023

Tropical Storm Idalia moved northeast across southeast North Carolina bringing flooding from heavy rain and storm surge, a few tropical storm force wind gusts and tornadoes late August 30 into August 31. Previously the storm was a Category 4 hurricane.

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Flash Flood

Yadkin, NC · May 14, 2012

A slow moving upper level low pressure system moving across the Tennessee Valley triggered widespread showers and thunderstorms along the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and Virginia.

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Flash Flood

Orange, NC · Jul 13, 2022

A mid-level disturbance and surface trough draped from western North Carolina into south-central Virginia led to development of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across the northwest Piedmont in the late afternoon.

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Flash Flood

Orange, NC · Jul 13, 2022

A mid-level disturbance and surface trough draped from western North Carolina into south-central Virginia led to development of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across the northwest Piedmont in the late afternoon.

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Flash Flood

Orange, NC · Jul 13, 2022

A mid-level disturbance and surface trough draped from western North Carolina into south-central Virginia led to development of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across the northwest Piedmont in the late afternoon.

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Jul 13, 2022

A mid-level disturbance and surface trough draped from western North Carolina into south-central Virginia led to development of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across the northwest Piedmont in the late afternoon.

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Jul 13, 2022

A mid-level disturbance and surface trough draped from western North Carolina into south-central Virginia led to development of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across the northwest Piedmont in the late afternoon.

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · May 25, 2024

A disturbance aloft combined with a lee trough over western North Carolina led to isolated to scattered showers and storms over the Piedmont, Sandhills, and Coastal Plain in the early evening hours.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Stokes, NC · Jan 24, 2010

Abundant rain advanced north into the region in advance of an area of low pressure to the west while a frontal boundary remained draped over the region. An average of 2 to 5 inches of rain fell from this system onto an already saturated ground from recent snow melt and rainfall.

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Flash Flood$20K damage

Stokes, NC · Jan 24, 2010

Abundant rain advanced north into the region in advance of an area of low pressure to the west while a frontal boundary remained draped over the region. An average of 2 to 5 inches of rain fell from this system onto an already saturated ground from recent snow melt and rainfall.

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Coastal Flood

Eastern Currituck, NC · Nov 15, 2024

An area of low pressure moved across the Outer Banks and out to sea on the night of November 14 into November 15. Winds became northeast ahead of the low and northwest behind the low as it moved offshore on November 15.

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Flash Flood

Scotland, NC · Jul 24, 2024

A stalled frontal boundary across Virginia remained in place early in the morning on the 24th of July. Storms from earlier in the mid to late evening hours of the 23rd continued into the overnight hours and into the morning of the 24th of July.

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Coastal Flood

Beaufort, NC · Dec 17, 2023

A strong Nor'easter brought widespread heavy rainfall, isolated flash flooding, high winds, severe weather and significant coastal flooding to portions of Eastern North Carolina.

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Coastal Flood

Ocracoke Island, NC · Dec 17, 2023

A strong Nor'easter brought widespread heavy rainfall, isolated flash flooding, high winds, severe weather and significant coastal flooding to portions of Eastern North Carolina.

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Coastal Flood

Hatteras Island, NC · Dec 17, 2023

A strong Nor'easter brought widespread heavy rainfall, isolated flash flooding, high winds, severe weather and significant coastal flooding to portions of Eastern North Carolina.

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Flash Flood

Guilford, NC · Aug 24, 2023

The remnants of a convective complex moved into an unstable environment with enhanced mid-level flow and steep low-level lapse rates. This resulted in the development of a line of storms that moved southeast through the northwestern Piedmont in the evening.

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Flash Flood

Duplin, NC · Dec 17, 2023

A strong Nor'easter brought widespread heavy rainfall, isolated flash flooding, high winds, severe weather and significant coastal flooding to portions of Eastern North Carolina.

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Flash Flood

Duplin, NC · Dec 17, 2023

A strong Nor'easter brought widespread heavy rainfall, isolated flash flooding, high winds, severe weather and significant coastal flooding to portions of Eastern North Carolina.

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Flash Flood

Duplin, NC · Dec 17, 2023

A strong Nor'easter brought widespread heavy rainfall, isolated flash flooding, high winds, severe weather and significant coastal flooding to portions of Eastern North Carolina.

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Flash Flood

Duplin, NC · Dec 17, 2023

A strong Nor'easter brought widespread heavy rainfall, isolated flash flooding, high winds, severe weather and significant coastal flooding to portions of Eastern North Carolina.

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Flash Flood

Duplin, NC · Dec 17, 2023

A strong Nor'easter brought widespread heavy rainfall, isolated flash flooding, high winds, severe weather and significant coastal flooding to portions of Eastern North Carolina.

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Flash Flood

Duplin, NC · Dec 17, 2023

A strong Nor'easter brought widespread heavy rainfall, isolated flash flooding, high winds, severe weather and significant coastal flooding to portions of Eastern North Carolina.

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