North Carolina, 2014Flood in North Carolina, July 21, 2014
July 21, 2014 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A stationary front produced slow moving thunderstorms and flooding.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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A stationary front produced slow moving thunderstorms and flooding.
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.
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 6:20 PM EST, 21 hours 55 minutes before
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</html>Flood, Brunswick
- When
- July 21, 4:15 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Brunswick County, 6.41 mi E of Mill Creek to 6.44 mi E of Mill Creek
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 34.097, -77.968
Swift flowing water on River Rd at two intersections: Daws Creek Rd and Funston Rd. The flooding trapped about 50 cars.
- 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.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, July 21 to 22, 2014$70,000 · EF2 · 24 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Dakota, July 21, 2014$4.3 million · 2.75 in hail · 32 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in North Dakota, July 21 to 22, 2014$60,000 · EF1 · 41 events
- Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 21 to 22, 20146 injured · $3,000 · 78 kt wind · 45 events
- Excessive Heat in Oklahoma, July 21 to 23, 20148 injured · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, July 21, 2014$17,000 · 1 in hail · 7 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Minnesota, July 21, 2014$15,000 · 2 in hail · 6 events
- Tornado in Texas, July 21, 2014$15,000 · EF0 · 1 event
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 21, 20141.5 in hail · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 21, 20141.75 in hail · 7 events
- Flash Flooding in North Carolina, July 21, 20146 events
- High Wind in Minnesota, July 21 to 22, 20146 events
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 535680.