Flash Flood, Beaufort
- When
- September 15, 4:13 PM EST to September 16, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Beaufort County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -76.845 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
In association with Hurricane Floyd, excessive rainfall fell across many counties in eastern North Carolina. Doppler radar estimated that areas west of a line from Beaufort to Columbia received 2 to 4 inches with local amounts of 6 to 10 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 12
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.
In association with Hurricane Floyd, excessive rainfall fell across many counties in eastern North Carolina. Doppler radar estimated that areas west of a line from Beaufort to Columbia received 2 to 4 inches with local amounts of 6 to 10 inches. Many roads throughout eastern North Carolina were covered with water.
The radar
The Morehead City radar (KMHX), 79 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:10 UTC.
Event by event
12 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Carteret
- When
- September 15, 4:13 PM EST to September 16, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Carteret County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 34.864, -76.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Craven
- When
- September 15, 4:13 PM EST to September 16, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Craven County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.117, -77.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Duplin
- When
- September 15, 4:13 PM EST to September 16, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Duplin County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 34.936, -77.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Greene
- When
- September 15, 4:13 PM EST to September 16, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Greene County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.485, -77.676 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Jones
- When
- September 15, 4:13 PM EST to September 16, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Jones County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.022, -77.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Lenoir
- When
- September 15, 4:13 PM EST to September 16, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Lenoir County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.239, -77.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Martin
- When
- September 15, 4:13 PM EST to September 16, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Martin County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.842, -77.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Onslow
- When
- September 15, 4:13 PM EST to September 16, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Onslow County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 34.763, -77.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Pamlico
- When
- September 15, 4:13 PM EST to September 16, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Pamlico County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.152, -76.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Pitt
- When
- September 15, 4:13 PM EST to September 16, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Pitt County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.594, -77.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Washington
- When
- September 15, 4:13 PM EST to September 16, 4:10 AM EST
- Where
- Washington County, Countywide
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -76.569 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
- Hurricane in Virginia, September 15 to 16, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 15 to 25, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 19, 1999
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 15, 1999
- Hurricane and High Wind in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
- High Wind in Virginia, September 15 to 16, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Arizona, September 15, 1999
- Hurricane in South Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, September 1999
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: 5717295, 5717296, 5717297, 5717298, 5717299, 5717300, 5717301, 5717302, 5717303, 5717304, 5717305, 5717306.