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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.

Hurricane (Typhoon)

Eastern Currituck, NC · Oct 17, 1999

Hurricane Irene was an intensifying Category 1 hurricane at the time of closest approach to the Wakefield county warning area during the overnight hours of Monday October 18th.

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Hurricane (Typhoon)

Bertie, NC · Oct 17, 1999

Hurricane Irene was an intensifying Category 1 hurricane at the time of closest approach to the Wakefield county warning area during the overnight hours of Monday October 18th.

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Flash Flood

Caldwell, NC · Aug 9, 2012

Another hot and humid day, along with an approaching upper trough, supported quite a bit of shower and thunderstorm activity over western North Carolina. A few of the thunderstorms produced small areas of straight line wind damage.

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Flash Flood

Guilford, NC · Jul 16, 2022

A mid-level trough across the Mid-Atlantic region tracked east-southeast by the late afternoon and evening, reaching the Virginia coast by late in the evening around midnight.

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Flash Flood$50K damage

Rockingham, NC · May 28, 2010

A backdoor cold front pushed south into the region and stalled along the crest of the Blue Ridge along a north to south orientation. During the afternoon and early evening, numerous thunderstorms developed along and near the front.

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Jul 9, 2023

A southward moving cold front from the Ohio Valley led to the development of a line of showers and thunderstorms that tracking from the northwest Piedmont in the late-morning hours into the Coastal Plain of central North Carolina by mid to late afternoon.

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Jul 9, 2023

A southward moving cold front from the Ohio Valley led to the development of a line of showers and thunderstorms that tracking from the northwest Piedmont in the late-morning hours into the Coastal Plain of central North Carolina by mid to late afternoon.

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Jul 9, 2023

A southward moving cold front from the Ohio Valley led to the development of a line of showers and thunderstorms that tracking from the northwest Piedmont in the late-morning hours into the Coastal Plain of central North Carolina by mid to late afternoon.

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Jul 9, 2023

A southward moving cold front from the Ohio Valley led to the development of a line of showers and thunderstorms that tracking from the northwest Piedmont in the late-morning hours into the Coastal Plain of central North Carolina by mid to late afternoon.

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Flash Flood

Forsyth, NC · Jul 1, 2021

An unstable air mass was present across central North Carolina in the afternoon and evening of July 1. An approaching cold front, along with a large upper-level trough, were present across Virginia and North Carolina.

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Storm Surge/Tide

Coastal Pender, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.

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Storm Surge/Tide

Coastal New Hanover, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.

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Storm Surge/Tide

Coastal Brunswick, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.

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Tropical Storm

Robeson, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.

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Tropical Storm

Inland New Hanover, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.

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Tropical Storm

Columbus, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.

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Tropical Storm

Bladen, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.

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Tropical Storm

Inland Pender, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.

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Tropical Storm

Coastal Pender, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.

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Tropical Storm

Coastal New Hanover, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.

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Tropical Storm

Inland Brunswick, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.

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Tropical Storm

Coastal Brunswick, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.

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Coastal Flood

Hatteras Island, NC · Nov 6, 2021

A coastal storm formed off the Southeastern U.S. coast during the weekend of November 6-8th, and in tandem with 'King' tides, or high astronomical tides, produced water level rises of up to 2 to 4 feet above ground level for areas of Eastern NC, along with ocean overwash and…

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Coastal Flood

East Carteret, NC · Nov 7, 2021

A coastal storm formed off the Southeastern U.S. coast during the weekend of November 6-8th, and in tandem with 'King' tides, or high astronomical tides, produced water level rises of up to 2 to 4 feet above ground level for areas of Eastern NC, along with ocean overwash and…

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