North Carolina, 2005

Heavy Rain in North Carolina, August 23, 2005

August 23, 2005 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heavy rain, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$150,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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

1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Rain, Columbus

When
August 23, 5:00 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
Columbus County, Chadbourn
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
34.265, -78.655 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Columbus emergency manager reported heavy rain ponding affected twelve to fifteen homes and stores in a five block area of downtown Chadbourne.

What these are

Heavy Rain
Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.

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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: 5469148.