North Carolina, 1998

Heavy Rain in North Carolina, February 4 to 6, 1998

February 4 to 6, 1998 · NWS AKQ · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A Nor'easter produced heavy rain and strong winds across northeast North Carolina from Tuesday, February 3rd through Thursday, February 5th. 5 inch range) occurring over portions of Currituck county.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 AKQ wrote it up.

A Nor'easter produced heavy rain and strong winds across northeast North Carolina from Tuesday, February 3rd through Thursday, February 5th. Rainfall totals generally ranged from 2 to 4 inches across most of the region, with the heaviest amounts (in the 5 to 7.5 inch range) occurring over portions of Currituck county. Heavy rain caused some urban flood/poor drainage flood problems with a few roads closed due to high water.

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Event by event

9 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Bertie

When
February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Bertie County, Windsor
Coordinates
36.066, -76.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Camden

When
February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Camden County, Camden
Coordinates
36.342, -76.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Chowan

When
February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Chowan County, Edenton
Coordinates
36.127, -76.602 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Currituck

When
February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Currituck County, Currituck
Coordinates
36.367, -75.937 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Gates

When
February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Gates County, Gates
Coordinates
36.445, -76.700 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Hertford

When
February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Hertford County, Ahoskie
Coordinates
36.359, -76.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Northampton

When
February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Northampton County, Jackson
Coordinates
36.418, -77.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Pasquotank

When
February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Pasquotank County, Elizabeth City
Coordinates
36.265, -76.249 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Rain, Perquimans

When
February 4, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Perquimans County, Hertford
Coordinates
36.177, -76.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5639732, 5639733, 5639734, 5639735, 5639736, 5639787, 5639788, 5639789, 5639790.