Flash Flood, Beaufort
- When
- September 16, 3:51 AM EST to 10:00 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 16, 1999
Heavy rains continued to fall over eastern North Carolina in association with Hurricane Floyd. Widespread heavy rain fell west of a line from Beaufort to Columbia.
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.
Heavy rains continued to fall over eastern North Carolina in association with Hurricane Floyd. Widespread heavy rain fell west of a line from Beaufort to Columbia. Doppler Radar estimated 4 to 8 inches of rain with local amounts of 6 to 10 inches. New River Marine Corp Air Station reported a storm total precipitation amount of 8.26 inches. Tropical Storm Dennis left most rivers and streams in eastern North Carolina swollen and near flood stage. The additional runoff from Hurricane Floyd produced some the worst flooding of the century. Many rivers rose to over 15 feet above flood stage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Carteret
- When
- September 16, 3:51 AM EST to 10:00 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 16, 3:51 AM EST to 10:00 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 16, 3:51 AM EST to 10:00 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 16, 3:51 AM EST to 10:00 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 16, 3:51 AM EST to 10:00 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 16, 3:51 AM EST to 10:00 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 16, 3:51 AM EST to 10:00 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 16, 3:51 AM EST to 10:00 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 16, 3:51 AM EST to 10:00 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 16, 3:51 AM EST to 10:00 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 16, 3:51 AM EST to 10:00 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
- 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
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 16, 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
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: 5717307, 5717308, 5717309, 5717310, 5717311, 5717312, 5717313, 5717314, 5717315, 5717316, 5717317, 5717318.