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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

Stanly, NC · May 21, 2020

A large upper level low over the Tennessee Valley slowly lifted northward and into the Ohio Valley. This allowed for copious amounts of moisture and rain to affect central North Carolina.

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Flash Flood

Anson, NC · May 21, 2020

A large upper level low over the Tennessee Valley slowly lifted northward and into the Ohio Valley. This allowed for copious amounts of moisture and rain to affect central North Carolina.

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Flash Flood

Anson, NC · May 21, 2020

A large upper level low over the Tennessee Valley slowly lifted northward and into the Ohio Valley. This allowed for copious amounts of moisture and rain to affect central North Carolina.

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Flood

Davidson, NC · May 22, 2020

A large upper level low over the Tennessee Valley slowly lifted northward and into the Ohio Valley. This allowed for copious amounts of moisture and rain to affect central North Carolina.

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Flood

Anson, NC · May 22, 2020

A large upper level low over the Tennessee Valley slowly lifted northward and into the Ohio Valley. This allowed for copious amounts of moisture and rain to affect central North Carolina.

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Flood

Davidson, NC · May 22, 2020

A large upper level low over the Tennessee Valley slowly lifted northward and into the Ohio Valley. This allowed for copious amounts of moisture and rain to affect central North Carolina.

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Flash Flood$25K damage

Nash, NC · Mar 29, 2010

Convection developed ahead of an amplified upper trough across the Tennessee Valley|while a strong southerly mid and upper level jet provided strong shear across the region.

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the South Carolina coast near Georgetown during the early afternoon hours of September 30, 2022. Widespread wind gusts over tropical storm force and heavy rainfall occurred across much of central North Carolina through the afternoon and evening…

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the South Carolina coast near Georgetown during the early afternoon hours of September 30, 2022. Widespread wind gusts over tropical storm force and heavy rainfall occurred across much of central North Carolina through the afternoon and evening…

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Flash Flood

Wake, NC · Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian made landfall along the South Carolina coast near Georgetown during the early afternoon hours of September 30, 2022. Widespread wind gusts over tropical storm force and heavy rainfall occurred across much of central North Carolina through the afternoon and evening…

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Flash Flood

Orange, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Durham, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Randolph, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Alamance, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Stanly, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Stanly, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Stanly, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Stanly, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Stanly, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Stanly, NC · Jun 11, 2020

An approaching cold front initiated scattered thunderstorms across Virginia and North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. The convection initially developed across the northern Piedmont and then back built to the west as the overall line of storms moved south.

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Flash Flood

Transylvania, NC · Mar 23, 2022

A cold front moving across the region resulted in development of a line of scattered thunderstorms over western Nouth Carolina during the late afternoon and evening. A couple of the storms produced locally damaging wind gusts in addition to an EF1 tornado in Alexander County.

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