North Carolina, 1999

Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 27 to 28, 1999

September 27 to 28, 1999 · NWS RAH · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

In the days after Hurricane Floyd, all the rivers in the eastern half of the state remained well above flood stage. Also, the major tributaries remained full, since they could not drain into the main stem river.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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.

In the days after Hurricane Floyd, all the rivers in the eastern half of the state remained well above flood stage. Also, the major tributaries remained full, since they could not drain into the main stem river. Many acres around these waterways were flooded and , of course, the ground was saturated. Any additional rainfall produced immediate runoff into local streams/creeks which brought water back onto roads and into surrounding neighborhoods and communities. Since the state was still covered by a quasi-tropical airmass, even garden variety thunderstorms dropped copious rainfall amounts. The nightmare flooding simply would not end.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

7 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Durham

When
September 27, 8:08 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Durham County, Countywide
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
36.036, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Granville

When
September 27, 8:08 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Granville County, Countywide
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
36.304, -78.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Wake

When
September 27, 8:08 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
Where
Wake County, Countywide
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Johnston

When
September 27, 6:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Johnston County, Countywide
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
35.518, -78.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Wayne

When
September 27, 6:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Wayne County, Countywide
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
35.364, -78.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Wilson

When
September 27, 6:00 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Wilson County, Countywide
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
35.705, -77.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flash Flood, Edgecombe

When
September 27, 11:30 PM EST to September 28, 4:00 AM EST
Where
Edgecombe County, Countywide
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
35.913, -77.597 (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.

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More

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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: 5724391, 5724392, 5724393, 5724394, 5724395, 5724396, 5724397.