Flash Flood, Warren
- When
- September 16, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Warren County, Countywide
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.397, -78.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 16, 1999
Rainfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches produced widespread flooding of streams and creeks. These normally placid waterways then flooding nearby roads and communities.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 RAH wrote it up.
The flooding rains associated with Hurricane Floyd moved west as the night progressed.Rainfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches produced widespread flooding of streams and creeks. These normally placid waterways then flooding nearby roads and communities.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Vance
- When
- September 16, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Vance County, Countywide
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 36.365, -78.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood, Warren | 1999-09-16 | 55 | Male | In Water | Direct |
| Flash Flood, Warren | 1999-09-16 | 72 | Male | In Water | Direct |
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
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in New Jersey, September 16 to 23, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Pennsylvania, September 16 to 17, 1999
- Flash Flooding in New Jersey, September 16 to 17, 1999
- Hurricane and Flash Flooding in Delaware, September 16 to 17, 1999
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in New York, September 16 to 17, 1999
- Flash Flooding in New York, September 16 to 18, 1999
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Maryland, September 16, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Connecticut, September 16 to 18, 1999
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flooding in Virginia, September 16, 1999
- High Wind in Vermont, September 16 to 17, 1999
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in Maryland, September 16 to 18, 1999
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, September 16 to 17, 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: 5724343, 5724344.