Alert archive / North Carolina / Flash Flood Warnings
Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina, 1998
138 flash flood warnings in 1998. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state. The archive of flash flood warnings reaches back to 1986.
Flash Flood Warnings by county
Each county as a circle sized by its count in 1998. Tap one for its archive.
- Flash Flood Warnings
- 138
- Busiest month
- January31 flash flood warnings
- Busiest day
- January 8, 199817 flash flood warnings
Over time
By month
The alerts
Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Eastern Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 5:42 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 3 hr |
| Jan 6, 7:40 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Anson | 115 min |
| Jan 7, 12:35 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 3 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson, Macon | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 3:45 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Graham, Swain | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 8:41 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Cherokee, Clay | 6 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:01 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Watauga | 5 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:11 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, Caldwell | 5 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:11 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Polk, Rutherford | 5 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:11 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | McDowell | 5 hr |
| Jan 7, 11:35 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Ashe | 4 hr |
| Jan 8, 12:01 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson, Transylvania, Yancey | 4 hr |
| Jan 8, 12:01 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Avery, Mitchell | 4 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:59 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Avery, Mitchell, Yancey | 4 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:59 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Haywood, Jackson, Transylvania | 4 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:59 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Henderson | 4 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Burke, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford | 4 hr |
| Jan 8, 4:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Caldwell | 4 hr |
| Jan 8, 7:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, McDowell, Transylvania, Yancey | 4 hr |
| Jan 8, 7:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Polk | 4 hr |
| Jan 8, 7:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Avery, Burke, Caldwell | 4 hr |
| Jan 8, 7:52 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Mitchell | 4 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:33 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 3 hr |
| Jan 16, 3:57 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham | 4 hr |
| Jan 16, 4:16 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 3 hr |
| Jan 16, 5:00 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Wake | 4 hr |
| Jan 16, 7:00 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 3 hr |
| Jan 16, 9:53 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 3 hr |
| Jan 23, 12:17 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 2 hr |
| Jan 27, 8:11 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin | 4 hr |
| Feb 3, 7:15 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 5 hr |
| Feb 3, 3:48 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania | 4 hr |
| Feb 3, 4:51 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Haywood, Jackson | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 7:26 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 7:26 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Robeson | 3 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:02 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson, Transylvania | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 8:02 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson | 6 hr |
| Feb 3, 11:10 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Watauga | 3 hr |
| Feb 4, 6:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Chowan | 11 hr |
| Feb 4, 8:30 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Chowan | 9 hr |
| Feb 17, 5:15 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 6:12 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Stanly | 2 hr |
| Feb 17, 6:25 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Randolph | 90 min |
| Feb 17, 6:32 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Carteret, Craven, Jones, Onslow | 118 min |
| Feb 17, 6:35 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Carteret, Craven, Jones | 115 min |
| Feb 17, 6:35 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Onslow | 115 min |
| Feb 17, 6:38 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Moore | 2 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, Columbus, Pender | 2 hr |
| Feb 17, 7:55 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | New Hanover | 2 hr |
| Feb 17, 9:12 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Duplin | 3 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:27 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Avery | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:40 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Duplin | 4 hr |
| Feb 17, 11:42 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Mitchell | 5 hr |
| Mar 9, 2:05 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Johnston, Wake | 115 min |
| Mar 19, 2:00 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:02 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Chatham, Moore, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:06 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Durham, Wake | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 4:06 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Orange | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 6:46 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Wake | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 7:06 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Durham, Orange | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 7:06 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Granville, Vance | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 8:08 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Warren | 2 hr |
| Mar 19, 10:37 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Wake | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 5:31 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Moore | 6 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:04 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 7:40 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:49 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 10:21 AM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 3 hr |
| Mar 20, 8:24 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Durham | 31 min |
| Mar 20, 9:08 PM EST | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Orange | 32 min |
| Apr 9, 5:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Stanly | 4 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:30 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Union | 3 hr |
| Apr 9, 5:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Moore | 4 hr |
| Apr 17, 2:33 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Caldwell | 4 hr |
| Apr 17, 5:59 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Forsyth | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 1:47 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Cherokee | 8 hr |
| Apr 19, 7:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Clay | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 10:37 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Jackson | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 12:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 12:31 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Henderson | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 2:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Wilkes | 4 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:00 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 2 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Stokes, Surry | 3 hr |
| Apr 19, 4:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 3 hr |
| Apr 23, 8:36 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Hoke, Moore | 3 hr |
| May 5, 12:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Pamlico | 3 hr |
| May 5, 12:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Carteret, Jones, Onslow | 3 hr |
| May 11, 5:27 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick | 83 min |
| May 17, 4:29 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Onslow | 61 min |
| May 17, 5:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Onslow | 2 hr |
| May 27, 2:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 94 min |
| May 27, 5:03 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Surry | 62 min |
| Jun 2, 7:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Rockingham | 112 min |
| Jun 4, 3:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Watauga | 3 hr |
| Jun 5, 8:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MRX | Clay | 3 hr |
| Jun 24, 5:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Transylvania | 2 hr |
| Jul 5, 4:35 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 115 min |
| Jul 15, 3:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Columbus | 93 min |
| Jul 17, 7:42 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Duplin | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 2:56 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 119 min |
| Jul 19, 8:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 3 hr |
| Jul 20, 7:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Randolph | 118 min |
| Jul 20, 8:40 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Franklin, Wake | 2 hr |
| Jul 20, 9:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Cabarrus | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 8:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Mecklenburg | 4 hr |
| Jul 27, 9:03 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Union | 4 hr |
| Jul 31, 4:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Robeson | 90 min |
| Aug 12, 9:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | GSP | Macon | 119 min |
| Aug 16, 12:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Alleghany, Wilkes | 3 hr |
| Aug 16, 12:53 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RNK | Surry | 3 hr |
| Aug 19, 5:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 95 min |
| Aug 26, 1:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Columbus, Pender | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 1:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Pender, Robeson | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:07 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | New Hanover | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 5:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Pitt | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 7:28 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Wilson | 4 hr |
| Aug 26, 9:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, New Hanover, Pender | 4 hr |
| Aug 27, 12:22 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Brunswick, New Hanover, Pender | 6 hr |
| Aug 27, 10:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Duplin, Jones, Onslow | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 10:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Beaufort, Craven, Pitt | 7 hr |
| Aug 27, 10:31 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | MHX | Pamlico | 7 hr |
| Aug 30, 5:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Pender | 117 min |
| Aug 30, 10:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Cumberland, Sampson | 58 min |
| Aug 31, 12:14 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Robeson | 2 hr |
| Aug 31, 5:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Bladen | 2 hr |
| Aug 31, 8:30 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Pender | 6 hr |
| Sep 3, 4:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | New Hanover | 4 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:45 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ILM | Pender | 2 hr |
| Sep 4, 1:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Montgomery, Stanly | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 1:28 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Durham, Granville, Orange, Person | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Davidson, Randolph | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 2:16 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Anson | 3 hr |
| Sep 4, 4:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Stanly | 119 min |
| Sep 4, 4:01 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Alamance | 119 min |
| Sep 4, 5:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | RAH | Anson | 119 min |
By county
Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.
- Brunswick County13
- New Hanover County13
- Pender County12
- Transylvania County9
- Henderson County7
- Watauga County7
- Columbus County7
- Jackson County6
- Wake County6
- Onslow County6
- Union County5
- Ashe County5
- Cabarrus County5
- Bladen County5
- Moore County5
- Buncombe County4
- Haywood County4
- Caldwell County4
- Polk County4
- Avery County4
- Mitchell County4
- Surry County4
- Robeson County4
- Stanly County4
- Montgomery County4
- Randolph County4
- Craven County4
- Jones County4
- Duplin County4
- Durham County4
- Orange County4
- Anson County3
- Clay County3
- Burke County3
- Rutherford County3
- McDowell County3
- Alleghany County3
- Yancey County3
- Wilkes County3
- Carteret County3
26 more counties
- Beaufort County3
- Macon County2
- Cherokee County2
- Chatham County2
- Chowan County2
- Granville County2
- Mecklenburg County2
- Rockingham County2
- Cumberland County2
- Pamlico County2
- Pitt County2
- Alamance County2
- Graham County1
- Swain County1
- Yadkin County1
- Johnston County1
- Vance County1
- Warren County1
- Forsyth County1
- Stokes County1
- Hoke County1
- Franklin County1
- Wilson County1
- Sampson County1
- Person County1
- Davidson County1
The busiest days
Days with the most alerts issued, by UTC date.
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Sources
National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.