North Carolina, 2000

Flash Flooding in North Carolina, July 23 to 24, 2000

July 23 to 24, 2000 · NWS RAH · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

7 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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
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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$6.4 million
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.

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Event by event

7 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Alamance

When
July 23, 9:00 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
Where
Alamance County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.044, -79.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Streams and creeks flooded from Saxapahaw to Graham and Burlington due to 4 to 5 inches of rain in three hours.

Flash Flood, Franklin

When
July 23, 10:50 PM EST to July 24, 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)

Hwy 401 and adjacent rural roads were flooded. Six roads were washed out or had bridge damage.

Flash Flood, Anson

When
July 23, 11:15 PM EST to July 24, 1:15 AM EST
Where
Anson County, Ansonville
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.974, -80.103 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding of streams and creeks closed several roads. Hwy 52 north was washed out .

Flash Flood, Orange

When
July 23, 11:30 PM EST to July 24, 3:30 AM EST
Where
Orange County, Chapel Hill
Property damage
$6.4 million
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.061, -79.121 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding of streets and buldings was reported countywide, especially in Chapel Hill and Carrboro. The Eastgate Shopping center was damaged, as well as several apartments and homes. A bridge was washed out on Piney Mountain Rd.

Flash Flood, Durham

When
July 23, 11:30 PM EST to July 24, 3:30 AM EST
Where
Durham County, Durham
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.036, -78.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A major highway through town, Hwy 15-501 was flooded and closed. Numerous other secondary roads were barricaded. Some people had to leave their homes.

Flash Flood, Warren

When
July 24, 1:15 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Warren County, Countywide
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.397, -78.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Roads closed across the county due to flooding.

Flash Flood, Halifax

When
July 24, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Halifax County, Countywide
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
36.258, -77.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Flooding reported on several roads in the western part of the county.

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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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5154309, 5154310, 5154311, 5154308, 5154312, 5154314, 5154313.