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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)

Northern Outer Banks, NC · Sep 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles,…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)

East Carteret, NC · Sep 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles,…

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Hurricane (Typhoon)

West Carteret, NC · Sep 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles,…

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Tropical Storm

Beaufort, NC · Sep 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles,…

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Tropical Storm

Southern Craven, NC · Sep 5, 2019

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles,…

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Tropical Storm

Duplin, NC · Sep 5, 2019

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles,…

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Tropical Storm

Western Hyde, NC · Sep 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles,…

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Tropical Storm

Lenoir, NC · Sep 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles,…

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Tropical Storm

Inland Onslow, NC · Sep 5, 2019

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles,…

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Tropical Storm

Pitt, NC · Sep 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles,…

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Tropical Storm

Washington, NC · Sep 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles,…

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Tropical Storm

Western Dare, NC · Sep 6, 2019

Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles,…

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Flash Flood

Stanly, NC · Jun 16, 2022

An occluded front interacted with a hot and humid air mass to produce a cluster of showers and thunderstorms that moved east across central North Carolina during the afternoon and evening.

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Coastal Flood

Eastern Currituck, NC · Nov 1, 2023

The combination of low pressure tracking toward the northern Atlantic and high pressure building toward the Mid Atlantic region from the west produced strong north winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding over portions of Currituck county adjacent to the…

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Flash Flood

Henderson, NC · May 26, 2022

A broad band of moderate to heavy rain showers with embedded strong to severe thunderstorms moved over western North Carolina throughout the afternoon into the evening.

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Flash Flood

Transylvania, NC · May 26, 2022

A broad band of moderate to heavy rain showers with embedded strong to severe thunderstorms moved over western North Carolina throughout the afternoon into the evening.

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Flood

Henderson, NC · May 26, 2022

A broad band of moderate to heavy rain showers with embedded strong to severe thunderstorms moved over western North Carolina throughout the afternoon into the evening.

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Flood

Transylvania, NC · May 27, 2022

A broad band of moderate to heavy rain showers with embedded strong to severe thunderstorms moved over western North Carolina throughout the afternoon into the evening.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, NC · Sep 22, 2021

Several clusters of showers and thunderstorms moved across the western Piedmont and western Sandhills as a plume of tropical moisture advected into the area from the south in advance of a strong cold front.

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Flash Flood

Montgomery, NC · Sep 22, 2021

Several clusters of showers and thunderstorms moved across the western Piedmont and western Sandhills as a plume of tropical moisture advected into the area from the south in advance of a strong cold front.

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Flash Flood

Moore, NC · Sep 22, 2021

Several clusters of showers and thunderstorms moved across the western Piedmont and western Sandhills as a plume of tropical moisture advected into the area from the south in advance of a strong cold front.

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Flash Flood

Moore, NC · Sep 22, 2021

Several clusters of showers and thunderstorms moved across the western Piedmont and western Sandhills as a plume of tropical moisture advected into the area from the south in advance of a strong cold front.

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Flash Flood

Wilkes, 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

Rockingham, NC · Jan 25, 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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