Flood, Caswell
- When
- June 10, 5:00 PM EST to June 12, 8:30 PM EST
- Where
- Caswell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.393, -79.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood in North Carolina, June 10 to 12, 1996
Heavy rainfall in portions of southwest Virginia and northwest North Carolina on the 9th and 10th resulted in minor flooding on the Dan River in northern Caswell County.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.
Heavy rainfall in portions of southwest Virginia and northwest North Carolina on the 9th and 10th resulted in minor flooding on the Dan River in northern Caswell County.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Texas, June 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in Illinois, June 10 to 11, 1996
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, June 10, 1996
- Tornado in Virginia, June 10, 1996
- Tornado in Virginia, June 10, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Texas, June 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in Maryland, June 10, 1996
- Flash Flood in Maryland, June 10, 1996
- Dust Devil in Arizona, June 10, 1996
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, June 10 to 11, 1996
- Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 10, 1996
- Hail in New York, June 10, 1996
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5551507.