North Carolina, 1999Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999
September 15 to 16, 1999 · NWS RAH · 11 events in 11 counties and zones
Rainfall associated with Hurricane Floyd produced unprecedented flash flooding across the eastern half of the state. Every river and stream flooded nearby roads and communities.
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
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- Deaths
- 19
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Rainfall associated with Hurricane Floyd produced unprecedented flash flooding across the eastern half of the state. Every river and stream flooded nearby roads and communities. Several lives were lost due to people driving into flooded roadways or directly into streams where roads and bridges were washed out. Several earthen dams also gave way.
Flash Flood, Edgecombe
- When
- September 15, 10:00 PM EST to September 16, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Edgecombe County, Countywide
- Deaths
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.913, -77.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Franklin
- When
- September 15, 10:00 PM EST to September 16, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.083, -78.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Halifax
- When
- September 15, 10:00 PM EST to September 16, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Halifax County, Countywide
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.258, -77.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Harnett
- When
- September 15, 10:00 PM EST to September 16, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Harnett County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.369, -78.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Johnston
- When
- September 15, 10:00 PM EST to September 16, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Johnston County, Countywide
- Deaths
- 3 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.518, -78.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Nash
- When
- September 15, 10:00 PM EST to September 16, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nash County, Countywide
- Deaths
- 4 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.967, -77.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Sampson
- When
- September 15, 10:00 PM EST to September 16, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sampson County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.992, -78.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Wake
- When
- September 15, 10:00 PM EST to September 16, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wake County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Wayne
- When
- September 15, 10:00 PM EST to September 16, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Countywide
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.364, -78.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Wilson
- When
- September 15, 10:00 PM EST to September 16, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wilson County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.705, -77.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Cumberland
- When
- September 15, 10:00 PM EST to September 16, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cumberland County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.049, -78.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|
| Flash Flood, Edgecombe | 1999-09-16 | 75 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Edgecombe | 1999-09-16 | 5 | Female | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Edgecombe | 1999-09-16 | 3 | Female | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Edgecombe | 1999-09-16 | 50 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Edgecombe | 1999-09-16 | 45 | Female | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Edgecombe | 1999-09-16 | 5 | Female | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Edgecombe | 1999-09-16 | 23 | Female | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Edgecombe | 1999-09-16 | 51 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Halifax | 1999-09-16 | 64 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Halifax | 1999-09-16 | 47 | Female | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Johnston | 1999-09-16 | 30 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Johnston | 1999-09-16 | 31 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Johnston | 1999-09-16 | 5 | Female | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Nash | 1999-09-16 | 40 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Nash | 1999-09-16 | 46 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Nash | 1999-09-16 | 87 | Female | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Nash | 1999-09-16 | 79 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Wayne | 1999-09-16 | 51 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Wayne | 1999-09-16 | 42 | Female | In Water | Direct |
- 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.
- Hurricane in Virginia, September 15 to 16, 19991 death · $142 million · 16 events
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 15 to 25, 19991 death · $21 million · 43 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 19991 death · 1 injured · $50 million · F0 · 9 events
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 15 to 19, 19991 death · $47 million · 8 events
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$3.5 billion · 31 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in North Carolina, September 15, 1999$1.0 million · F2 · 16 events
- Hurricane and High Wind in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$113 million · 65 kt wind · 6 events
- Hurricane in North Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$75 million · 7 events
- High Wind in Virginia, September 15 to 16, 19991 death · 1 injured · $25,000 · 2 events
- Tornado and Hail in Arizona, September 15, 19992 injured · $18 million · F0 · 3 events
- Hurricane in South Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999$17 million · 9 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, September 15, 1999$4.8 million · 2.25 in hail · 10 events
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: 5724332, 5724333, 5724334, 5724335, 5724336, 5724337, 5724338, 5724339, 5724340, 5724341, 5724342.