North Carolina, 2013

Flooding in North Carolina, July 12, 2013

July 12, 2013 · NWS ILM · 6 events in 1 county or zone

Tropical moisture, combined with a nearly stationary frontal boundary produced flooding over southeast North Carolina.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 ILM wrote it up.

Tropical moisture, combined with a nearly stationary frontal boundary produced flooding over southeast North Carolina.

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 Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 12, 9:21 AM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 9:21 AM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
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Event by event

6 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, New Hanover

When
July 12, 12:50 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
Where
New Hanover County, 1.51 mi SSW of Murraysville to 1.51 mi WNW of Baymeade
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.281, -77.843

Flooding was reported on White Road. Smaller vehicles could not pass.

Flood, New Hanover

When
July 12, 12:53 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
New Hanover County, 1.24 mi NNW of Myrtle Grove to 1.26 mi N of Myrtle Grove
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
34.146, -77.890

Over six inches of rain fell around the Myrtle Grove area. Coronado and Greenbriar Drives had heavy flooding, with a report of the water waist deep on Greenbriar Drive.

Flood, New Hanover

When
July 12, 1:06 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
New Hanover County, 0.51 mi WSW of Murraysville to 0.51 mi SW of Murraysville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.296, -77.838

Flooding was reported on Murrayville Road and Setter Lane.

Flood, New Hanover

When
July 12, 1:07 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
New Hanover County, 0.81 mi ESE of South Wilmington to 0.89 mi ESE of South Wilmington
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.167, -77.906

Flooding was reported on St. Andrews Drive.

Flood, New Hanover

When
July 12, 1:20 PM EST to 3:30 PM EST
Where
New Hanover County, 0.6 mi SE of Seagate to 0.67 mi SE of Seagate
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.214, -77.842

Greenville Loop Rd was reported to be flooded. A foot of water was standing near a home in Greenville Village.

Flood, New Hanover

When
July 12, 4:00 PM EST to 6:30 PM EST
Where
New Hanover County, 1.34 mi NNW of Myrtle Grove to 1.32 mi NNW of Myrtle Grove
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
34.149, -77.885

Flooding was reported at the intersection of Woods Edge Road and Woodridge Road. Road was impassable.

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: 470628, 470629, 470631, 470632, 470630, 470634.