North Carolina, 2000Flash 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.
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.
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- Wind
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- 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.
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.
- 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.
- Heat in Texas, July 23, 20002 deaths · 2 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Georgia, July 23, 20001 injured · $13 million · F1 · 44 events
- Wildfire in Montana, July 23 to 31, 20002 injured · $2.5 million · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 23, 2000$920,000 · 1.75 in hail · 26 events
- Tornado and Hail in South Carolina, July 23, 2000$200,000 · F0 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, July 23, 2000$180,000 · 51 kt wind · 2 events
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, July 23, 2000$150,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Montana, July 23, 2000$39,000 · 13 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 23, 2000$25,000 · 1 event
- Heat in California, July 23, 20001 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 23, 2000$11,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, July 23, 2000$7,000 · 3 events
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.