North Carolina, 2009

Flood in North Carolina, June 12, 2009

June 12, 2009 · NWS MHX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Numerous thunderstorms persisted just inland from the coast during the late evening hours of Jun 12th into the the early morning hours of June 13th 2009. These storms dropped locally very heavy rain and flooding occurred in Havelock.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS MHX wrote it up.

Numerous thunderstorms persisted just inland from the coast during the late evening hours of Jun 12th into the the early morning hours of June 13th 2009. These storms dropped locally very heavy rain and flooding occurred in Havelock.

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Craven

When
June 12, 11:30 PM EST to 11:58 PM EST
Where
Craven County, Havelock to 1.29 mi WNW of Cherry Pt Usnr
Cause
Heavy Rain
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
34.880, -76.880

Thunderstorms producing heavy rain persisted over Havelock for several hours. Doppler radar estimated 3 to 5 inches occurred near Havelock. An elderly woman drove into a flooded loading dock and drowned when trying to get out of her vehicle.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Flood, Craven2009-06-1279FemaleBusinessDirect

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 171435.