Flash Flood, Wayne
- When
- September 28, 2:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wayne County, Countywide
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.364, -78.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 28, 1999
In the days afer 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 rivers.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 19 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
- 19
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 afer 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 rivers. 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 radar
The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 07:27 UTC.
Event by event
19 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Sampson
- When
- September 28, 7:20 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sampson County, Countywide
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.992, -78.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Johnston
- When
- September 28, 7:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM 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, Nash
- When
- September 28, 7:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nash County, Countywide
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.967, -77.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Wilson
- When
- September 28, 7:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM 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 28, 8:20 AM EST to 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Edgecombe County, Countywide
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.913, -77.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Johnston
- When
- September 28, 11:00 AM EST to 12:10 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, Nash
- When
- September 28, 11:00 AM EST to 12:10 PM EST
- Where
- Nash County, Countywide
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.967, -77.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Wayne
- When
- September 28, 11:00 AM EST to 12:10 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 28, 11:00 AM EST to 12:10 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, Wayne
- When
- September 28, 4:30 PM EST to 7:25 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 28, 4:30 PM EST to 7:25 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, Johnston
- When
- September 28, 4:30 PM EST to 7:25 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, Edgecombe
- When
- September 28, 4:30 PM EST to 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Edgecombe County, Countywide
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.913, -77.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Nash
- When
- September 28, 4:30 PM EST to 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Nash County, Countywide
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.967, -77.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Sampson
- When
- September 28, 4:30 PM EST to 7:25 PM EST
- Where
- Sampson County, Countywide
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.992, -78.371 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Wake
- When
- September 28, 4:30 PM EST to 7:25 PM 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, Durham
- When
- September 28, 5:30 PM EST to 7:30 PM 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, Orange
- When
- September 28, 5:30 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, Countywide
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.061, -79.121 (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
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, September 28, 1999
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, September 28, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Indiana, September 28, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 28 to 30, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, September 28, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, September 28, 1999
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, September 28, 1999
- Flood in Missouri, September 28 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flood in U.S. Virgin Islands, September 28, 1999
- Flash Flood in North Carolina, September 28, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 28 to 30, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 28 to 30, 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: 5724398, 5724399, 5724400, 5724401, 5724402, 5724403, 5724404, 5724405, 5724406, 5724407, 5721047, 5721048, 5721051, 5724408, 5724409, 5724410, 5724411, 5721049, 5721050.