North Carolina, 2013Flooding 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.
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- 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.
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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</html>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.
- 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 North Carolina, July 12 to 13, 2013$510,000 · 1.25 in hail · 15 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in South Carolina, July 12 to 13, 2013$330,000 · 1 in hail · 17 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, July 12 to 13, 2013$206,000 · 1.25 in hail · 11 events
- Flash Flooding in Nevada, July 12, 2013$150,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Delaware, July 12 to 13, 2013$50,000 · 8 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Arizona, July 12 to 15, 2013$43,000 · 52 kt wind · 8 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in Maryland, July 12, 2013$50,000 · 4 events
- Flash Flooding and Flood in South Carolina, July 12, 2013$31,000 · 7 events
- Dust Storm and Damaging Winds in Arizona, July 12, 20131 injured · $21,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Georgia, July 12, 2013$21,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
- Wildfire in Missouri, July 12, 2013$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, July 12, 2013$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 470628, 470629, 470631, 470632, 470630, 470634.