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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

Lincoln, NC · Nov 12, 2020

Tropical Cyclone Eta moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, across the northern Florida peninsula, to off the South Carolina coast throughout the 11th and 12th.

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Flash Flood

Union, NC · Nov 12, 2020

Tropical Cyclone Eta moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, across the northern Florida peninsula, to off the South Carolina coast throughout the 11th and 12th.

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Flash Flood

Catawba, NC · Nov 12, 2020

Tropical Cyclone Eta moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, across the northern Florida peninsula, to off the South Carolina coast throughout the 11th and 12th.

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Flash Flood

Stokes, NC · Aug 21, 2020

Southwest winds aloft were responsible for carrying deep tropical moisture across the Piedmont during the morning of the 21st, while northeasterly flow near the surface was in place due to high pressure wedged against the eastern face of the Appalachians.

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Flash Flood

Wilkes, NC · Aug 6, 2020

A stationary front, draped across the foothills and Piedmont and supported aloft by multiple waves of energy entering from the Tennessee Valley, provided the triggers for scattered slow-moving thunderstorms to develop during each afternoon across the mountains east of…

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Flash Flood

Surry, NC · Aug 13, 2020

Deep moisture returned to the lower mid-Atlantic region during the period August 12th - 15th, with precipitable water values ranging from 1.6 to 1.9 inches each day.

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Flash Flood

Yadkin, NC · Nov 12, 2020

One of the most significant flooding events in years occurred during November 11th and 12th, given both the amounts of rainfall and the footprint where flooding occurred.

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Flash Flood

Yadkin, NC · Nov 12, 2020

One of the most significant flooding events in years occurred during November 11th and 12th, given both the amounts of rainfall and the footprint where flooding occurred.

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Flash Flood

Rockingham, NC · Nov 11, 2020

One of the most significant flooding events in years occurred during November 11th and 12th, given both the amounts of rainfall and the footprint where flooding occurred.

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Flash Flood

Surry, NC · Nov 12, 2020

One of the most significant flooding events in years occurred during November 11th and 12th, given both the amounts of rainfall and the footprint where flooding occurred.

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Flash Flood

Yadkin, NC · Nov 12, 2020

One of the most significant flooding events in years occurred during November 11th and 12th, given both the amounts of rainfall and the footprint where flooding occurred.

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Flash Flood

Rockingham, NC · Nov 11, 2020

One of the most significant flooding events in years occurred during November 11th and 12th, given both the amounts of rainfall and the footprint where flooding occurred.

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Flash Flood

Yadkin, NC · Nov 12, 2020

One of the most significant flooding events in years occurred during November 11th and 12th, given both the amounts of rainfall and the footprint where flooding occurred.

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Flash Flood

Yadkin, NC · Nov 12, 2020

One of the most significant flooding events in years occurred during November 11th and 12th, given both the amounts of rainfall and the footprint where flooding occurred.

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Flash Flood

Yadkin, NC · Nov 12, 2020

One of the most significant flooding events in years occurred during November 11th and 12th, given both the amounts of rainfall and the footprint where flooding occurred.

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Flash Flood

Cleveland, NC · Nov 12, 2020

Tropical Cyclone Eta moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, across the northern Florida peninsula, to off the South Carolina coast throughout the 11th and 12th.

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Flash Flood

Yadkin, NC · Aug 5, 2020

A stationary front, draped across the foothills and Piedmont and supported aloft by multiple waves of energy entering from the Tennessee Valley, provided the triggers for scattered slow-moving thunderstorms to develop during each afternoon across the mountains east of…

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Flash Flood

Surry, NC · Aug 5, 2020

A stationary front, draped across the foothills and Piedmont and supported aloft by multiple waves of energy entering from the Tennessee Valley, provided the triggers for scattered slow-moving thunderstorms to develop during each afternoon across the mountains east of…

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Flash Flood

Ashe, NC · Aug 6, 2020

A stationary front, draped across the foothills and Piedmont and supported aloft by multiple waves of energy entering from the Tennessee Valley, provided the triggers for scattered slow-moving thunderstorms to develop during each afternoon across the mountains east of…

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Flash Flood

Wilkes, NC · Aug 6, 2020

A stationary front, draped across the foothills and Piedmont and supported aloft by multiple waves of energy entering from the Tennessee Valley, provided the triggers for scattered slow-moving thunderstorms to develop during each afternoon across the mountains east of…

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Flash Flood

Ashe, NC · Aug 7, 2020

A stationary front, draped across the foothills and Piedmont and supported aloft by multiple waves of energy entering from the Tennessee Valley, provided the triggers for scattered slow-moving thunderstorms to develop during each afternoon across the mountains east of…

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Flash Flood

Ashe, NC · Aug 7, 2020

A stationary front, draped across the foothills and Piedmont and supported aloft by multiple waves of energy entering from the Tennessee Valley, provided the triggers for scattered slow-moving thunderstorms to develop during each afternoon across the mountains east of…

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Flash Flood

Ashe, NC · Aug 7, 2020

A stationary front, draped across the foothills and Piedmont and supported aloft by multiple waves of energy entering from the Tennessee Valley, provided the triggers for scattered slow-moving thunderstorms to develop during each afternoon across the mountains east of…

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Flash Flood

Watauga, NC · Aug 12, 2020

Deep moisture returned to the lower mid-Atlantic region during the period August 12th - 15th, with precipitable water values ranging from 1.6 to 1.9 inches each day.

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