North Carolina, 2000

Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, September 3, 2000

September 3, 2000 · NWS RAH · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 flash flood, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
3

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.

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 20 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:09 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Wake

When
September 3, 6:10 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Wake County, Raleigh
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Avent Ferry Road and Hillsborough Street were flooded. Two inches of rain in one hour was reported.

Lightning, Wake

When
September 3, 6:20 PM EST
Where
Wake County, Cary
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
35.790, -78.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a house.

Flash Flood, Warren

When
September 3, 7:20 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where
Warren County, South Portion
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
36.397, -78.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Numerous secondary roads were flooded around Afton.

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.
Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.

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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: 5156542, 5156544, 5156543.