North Carolina, 2009Flooding in North Carolina, September 21, 2009
September 21, 2009 · NWS MRX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A strong storm system moved northeast into southwest North Carolina, producing repeat rainfall over the same area. Several area roads in Cherokee and Clay counties were flooded during the event.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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A strong storm system moved northeast into southwest North Carolina, producing repeat rainfall over the same area. Several area roads in Cherokee and Clay counties were flooded during the event.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 21, 6:17 AM EST, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 21, 6:17 AM EST, 2 hours 13 minutes before
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- When
- September 21, 8:30 AM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Cherokee County, 1.88 mi WSW of Murphy to 0.42 mi SSW of Murphy
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.073, -84.062
Very heavy rainfall over several hours produced areal flooding from mid morning to mid evening in Murphy, North Carolina. A few roads in and around Murphy, North Carolina had several inches to nearly a foot of water over the road. The vast majority of the flooding was along highway 19 in Cherokee county.
Flood, Clay
- When
- September 21, 8:30 AM EST to 7:20 PM EST
- Where
- Clay County, 0.8 mi N of Warne to 0.43 mi E of Warne
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.011, -83.882
Very heavy rainfall over several hours produced areal flooding from mid morning to late afternoon in Hayesville, North Carolina. A few roads in and around Hayesville, North Carolina had several inches to nearly a foot of water over the road. The vast majority of the flooding was along highway 64 in Clay county.
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, September 21, 2009$944,000 · 2 in hail · 34 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Oklahoma, September 21, 20091 injured · $186,000 · 1.75 in hail · 47 events
- Flash Flooding in Tennessee, September 21 to 26, 2009$1.3 million · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, September 21 to 22, 2009$262,000 · 60 kt wind · 11 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, September 21, 2009$219,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events
- Flooding in North Carolina, September 21 to 22, 2009$110,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Arkansas, September 21, 2009$65,000 · 1.75 in hail · 13 events
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Texas, September 21, 2009$77,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Flood in Alabama, September 21, 2009$60,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, September 21, 2009$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 12 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Missouri, September 21, 2009$2,000 · 1 in hail · 20 events
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, September 21, 2009$20,000 · 1 event
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: 198215, 198216.