2,548 first-hand accounts of flood events in North Carolina, ranked by impact. Each is a NOAA-written narrative of the moment.
Hurricane Michael was the third-most intense hurricane to make landfall in the United States, behind only the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane and Hurricane Camille in 1969.
Read the full account →Hurricane Michael was the third-most intense hurricane to make landfall in the United States, behind only the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane and Hurricane Camille in 1969.
Read the full account →Hurricane Michael was the third-most intense hurricane to make landfall in the United States, behind only the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane and Hurricane Camille in 1969.
Read the full account →Hurricane Michael was the third-most intense hurricane to make landfall in the United States, behind only the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane and Hurricane Camille in 1969.
Read the full account →Hurricane Florence was a long-lived Cape Verde hurricane and the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the Carolinas. The sixth named storm, third hurricane, and the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Florence originated from a strong tropical wave that…
Read the full account →Hurricane Michael was the third-most intense hurricane to make landfall in the United States, behind only the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane and Hurricane Camille in 1969.
Read the full account →Hurricane Florence was a long-lived Cape Verde hurricane and the wettest tropical cyclone on record in the Carolinas. The sixth named storm, third hurricane, and the first major hurricane of the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, Florence originated from a strong tropical wave that…
Read the full account →A cold front moving into the region helped trigger showers and thunderstorms across the Blue Ridge and foothills of North Carolina. The storms were slow movers and heavy rain producers.
Read the full account →A upper-level low pressure system near West Virginia led to the development of afternoon and evening showers with some embedded thunderstorms over the Piedmont. One strong storm in Wake County led to an isolated flash flood.
Read the full account →Convection initiated over the North Carolina mountains and foothills by midday and then spread east into the North Carolina Piedmont during early to mid afternoon. The first storms of the day produced some damaging downbursts with convection then becoming outflow dominated.
Read the full account →Convection initiated over the North Carolina mountains and foothills by midday and then spread east into the North Carolina Piedmont during early to mid afternoon. The first storms of the day produced some damaging downbursts with convection then becoming outflow dominated.
Read the full account →The center of Irene made landfall along the Virginia coast but strong winds extended well west into the North Carolina Piedmont generating gusts to at least 40 mph and bringing down some trees and large tree branches.
Read the full account →A combination of higher astronomical tides and deepening surface low pressure tracking across North Carolina then northeast out to sea, produced very strong northeast or north winds which caused moderate to major (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of Coastal Northeast…
Read the full account →A combination of surface high pressure centered over the Canadian Maritimes and surface low pressure spinning off the Mid Atlantic Coast, resulted in strong northeast or north winds which caused minor to moderate (tidal) coastal flooding across portions of Coastal Northeast…
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system lifted northeastward into central North Carolina ahead of a strong cold front approaching from the west. There was fairly substantial lift over the region thanks to a strengthening low level jet and increasing diffluence aloft supplied by a 140 to…
Read the full account →A strong low pressure system lifted northeastward into central North Carolina ahead of a strong cold front approaching from the west. There was fairly substantial lift over the region thanks to a strengthening low level jet and increasing diffluence aloft supplied by a 140 to…
Read the full account →The center of Irene made landfall along the Virginia coast but strong winds extended well west into the North Carolina Piedmont generating gusts to at least 40 mph and bringing down some trees and large tree branches.
Read the full account →Scattered rain showers, some of which were heavy developed across the Charlotte metro area and vicinity during the late afternoon and evening.
Read the full account →A tropical airmass interacted with a stalled frontal zone across portions of the southern Coatal Plain and eastern Sandhills of central North Carolina, producing heavy rain from numerous showers and storms. Flash flooding was reported in these areas, where the heaviest rain fell.
Read the full account →A tropical airmass interacted with a stalled frontal zone across portions of the southern Coatal Plain and eastern Sandhills of central North Carolina, producing heavy rain from numerous showers and storms. Flash flooding was reported in these areas, where the heaviest rain fell.
Read the full account →A tropical airmass interacted with a stalled frontal zone across portions of the southern Coatal Plain and eastern Sandhills of central North Carolina, producing heavy rain from numerous showers and storms. Flash flooding was reported in these areas, where the heaviest rain fell.
Read the full account →Tropical Cyclone Florence made landfall on the 15th and moved slowly west while weakening through the 16th. Widespread rainfall of 4 to 10 inches, with locally higher amounts fell across western North Carolina over a 36-48 hour period, with the highest totals reported along the…
Read the full account →Tropical Cyclone Florence made landfall on the 15th and moved slowly west while weakening through the 16th. Widespread rainfall of 4 to 10 inches, with locally higher amounts fell across western North Carolina over a 36-48 hour period, with the highest totals reported along the…
Read the full account →Tropical Cyclone Florence made landfall on the 15th and moved slowly west while weakening through the 16th. Widespread rainfall of 4 to 10 inches, with locally higher amounts fell across western North Carolina over a 36-48 hour period, with the highest totals reported along the…
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