Heavy Rain, Carteret
- When
- September 3, 6:00 PM EST to September 4, 1:00 AM EST
- Where
- Carteret County, Morehead City
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.864, -76.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in North Carolina, September 3 to 4, 1998
Strong winds and torrential rains associated with the remnants of Huricane Earl caused additional damage to the Carteret Community College student center/classroom building, which was already severely damaged during Hurricane Bonnie. The winds caused temporary protective measures installed after Bonnie to break allowing water from the heavy rains to enter the building.
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
- $25,000
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.
Strong winds and torrential rains associated with the remnants of Huricane Earl caused additional damage to the Carteret Community College student center/classroom building, which was already severely damaged during Hurricane Bonnie. The winds caused temporary protective measures installed after Bonnie to break allowing water from the heavy rains to enter the building. The rain caused water damage to the structure and contents of the building. Fabriform installed to stabilize the shoreline in front of the Crystal Coast Civic Center and western campus broke apart causing significant erosion.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 3, 1998
- Tornado in Georgia, September 3, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 3, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 3, 1998
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 3 to 4, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 3, 1998
- High Wind in Georgia, September 3, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 3, 1998
- High Wind in Florida, September 3, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 3, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 3, 1998
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, September 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5664617.