Flood in North Carolina, August 16, 1998

Name: Flood in North Carolina, August 16, 1998
Start: 1998-08-16T20:15
End: 1998-08-16T22:15
Location: North Carolina

August 16, 1998 · NWS RAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $40,000
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.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Wake

When: August 16, 8:15 PM EST to 10:15 PM EST
Where: Wake County, Raleigh
Property damage: $40,000
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The same storm that caused wind damage also caused flooding over western and into central Wake county from near the RDU Airport east into the city of Raleigh. Several roads had to be closed including Avent Ferry near NC State University. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches fell in 1 to 1.5 hours sending small creeks and branches out of their banks. At least 5 cars were heavily damaged from the rising water. They were parked near a small creek in an apartment parking lot.

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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, August 1998

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: 5665933.