Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 13 to 25, 2018

Frequent wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Sampson County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Sampson County as a result of the tropical storm force winds. A 73 year male died(indirect)from his COPD, due to he was without power for his oxygen concentrator. Another death(indirect)occurred when a 62 year old male collapsed after assisting an evacuee to safety.

Frequent wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Cumberland County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Cumberland County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.|A husband and wife died (indirect) in a house fire. The couple was using candles and lanterns, due to a loss of power.

Frequent wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Wayne County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Wayne County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.|A 81 year old male died(indirect)when he fell and struck his head while packing to evacuate.

Frequent wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Hoke County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Hoke County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Harnett County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Harnett County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Johnston County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Johnston County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Scotland County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Scotland County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Wilson County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Wilson County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Edgecombe County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Edgecombe County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Nash County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Nash County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Lee County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Lee County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Chatham County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Chatham County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Franklin County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Franklin County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Wake County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Wake County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Moore County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Moore County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 40 to 60 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Richmond County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Richmond County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Torrential rainfall of 15 to 20 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. The heavy rains caused flash flooding on several creeks. At least 81 roads were covered by high water in the county, with several road wash outs. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well. Sampson county emergency officials report that they were conducting multiple water rescues for swift water and that resources were becoming overwhelmed.

Torrential rainfall of 15 to 25 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. The heavy rains caused flash flooding on several creeks. Numerous roads throughout the county were closed, due to flooding. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well. Emergency officials reported multiple water rescues in the city of Goldsboro.

Torrential rainfall of 15 to 20 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. The heavy rains caused flash flooding on several creeks. Numerous roads throughout the county and the city of Fayetteville were closed, due to flooding, including Interstate 95 between Exit 65 and Exit 73 and US Highway 421. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well.

Torrential rainfall of 8 to 15 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. The heavy rains caused flash flooding on several creeks, especially across southern portions of the county. Numerous roads throughout the county were closed, due to flooding, including portions of Interstate 95, NC-Highway 242, NC-Highway 96, and US-Highway 701. Several roads washed out across the county, including Stevens Chapel Road, near Princeton. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well.

Torrential rainfall of 8 to 15 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. The heavy rains caused several creeks to over-spill their banks. Numerous roads throughout the county were closed, due to flooding, including portions of Interstate 95, between Fayetteville and Dunn and Highways 301 and 401, near Dunn. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well.

Flash flooding from heavy rainfall of 5 to 8 inches closed several roads across the county.

Heavy rainfall of 5 to 8 inches flooded several roads across the county, including multiple reports of flooding in Pinetops and Tarboro.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused flooding on numerous roads throughout the county. Rockfish road was closed due to flooding between Overlake Road and Pecan Trace.

A large tree was reported down on a home along Piperwood Court.

Frequent wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Anson County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Anson County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Montgomery County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Montgomery County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Frequent wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph resulted in numerous trees down across Stanly County, including on homes, cars, power lines and damage to structures. Numerous customers lost power in Stanly County as a result of the tropical storm force winds.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. The heavy rains caused several creeks to overspill their banks. Numerous roads throughout the county were closed, due to flooding, including significant flooding in the Crains Creek community. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well. At least 24 persons and 31 animals were rescued from flood waters in the southeastern part of the county.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. The heavy rains caused several creeks to overspill their banks. Numerous roads throughout the county were closed, due to flooding. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. The heavy rains caused several creeks to overspill their banks. Numerous roads throughout the county were closed, due to flooding, with two culverts washed out on River Road and Mullinix Road. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well.

Heavy rainfall of 8 to 12 inches flooded numerous roads across the county. Several roads in are impassable due to flash flooding. This list includes but is not limited to U.S. 15-501 south at the Deep River, Morris Road between Parker Herndon Road and U.S. 15-501, Corinth Road between old U.S. 1 and Moncure Flatwood Road, Chatham Church Road at the bridge over the Rocky River, and R. Jordan Road near Rosser Road.

Heavy rainfall of 8 to12 inches flooded several roads across the county, including|flooding between Blacks road and NC Highway 24/27. NC Highway 87 was also closed near Winstead Road.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. Numerous roads throughout the county were closed, due to flooding. Highway 15-501 was impassable north of Laurinburg. Several homes and businesses were flooded as well. At least 20 people were rescued from flood waters in the Stonewall Road and Pelham Drive area. A 73-year-old man and a 65-year-old man died after their cars were submerged. They were in separate cars.

Torrential rainfall of 15 to 20 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. The heavy rains caused flash flooding on several creeks. Numerous roads were closed throughout the county. George Wright Road and Mayesville Road were washed out due to flooding. Water rescues were conducted in the city of Wadesboro, including a submerged car with National Guard assets. A 52 year old male was traveling on Peru Road and entered a curve where the road was washed out. The vehicle stalled in the water and was swept away. The driver was able to get himself to safety, the passenger was swept away.

Torrential rainfall of 15 to 20 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. The heavy rains caused flash flooding on several creeks. Numerous roads were closed throughout the county, including U.S. 1 from U.S. 74 to the South Carolina state line and from Marston through Hoffman. There was also several flooded or washed out areas, including along Blewett Falls Road and Osborne Road.

Heavy rainfall of 8 to 12 inches flooded numerous roads across the county, with as many as 50 roads closed and several washed-out roads. At least 3 water rescues from vehicles took place and several citizens were assisted from flooded homes.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. Numerous roads throughout the county were closed, due to flooding. Several homes and businesses were flooded as well.

Flash flooding from heavy rainfall of 5 to 8 inches closed several roads across the county.

A tornado associated with tropical cylcone Florence touched |down during the early morning of September 17th, just southeast |of Roseboro. This tornado continued on the ground for roughly 13 |minutes mostly impacting trees, farm buildings, and eventually a |car dealership within the city of Roseboro. The storm continued to |weaken as it pushed northwest, crossing highway 24, and |continuing to produce intermittent tree damage prior to lifting |southwest of Salemburg. Property damages were estimated.

Heavy rainfall of 6 to 12 inches flooded numerous roads across the county. Many of the roads are impassable. This list includes but is not limited to Jones Ferry Road Bridge at Uuniversity Lake, Eastgate Crossing and University Place parking lots in Chapel Hill. Whitfield road is washed out at Foxridge road.

Heavy rainfall of 4 to 8 inches flooded several roads across the county.

Flash flooding from heavy rainfall of 5 to 8 inches closed several roads across the county. Multiple people were rescued from flooded vehicles in the city of Greensboro. Portions of the Pinecroft apartments were evacuated. A 87 year old male was evacuated to a Guilford County hotel where he fell and struck his head and died (indirect).

Heavy rainfall of 4 to 8 inches flooded several roads across the county.

A short lived and weak tornado associated with Florence touched down in the pre-dawn hours just east of the Wayne Executive Jetport runway. The tornado was only on the ground for a short amount of time, but did cause some minor structural damage |to a home and destroyed several outbuildings before lifting. Property damages were estimated.

A weak and short-lived tornado associated with Florence touched down southwest of Elm City, NC just after dawn on September 17th, 2018. The tornado remained on the ground for roughly 1.2 miles, producing intermittent damage to primarily hardwood trees and under brush. Uprooted and snapped trees fell onto several cars and |structures along the tornado path, with damage ending gradually on the northwest end of town. Property damages were estimated.

Heavy rainfall of 8 to 12 inches flooded numerous roads across the county. Many of the roads are impassable. This list includes but is not limited to Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard split, Westgate Drive at Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard, Rippling Stream at 200 Seven Oaks Road and Old Farm neighborhood in northern Durham.

Heavy rainfall of 6 to 9 inches flooded numerous roads across the county. Surl-Mount Tirzah road at Antioch Church road is closed due to the pond over flowing and covering the roadways. 3300 block of Antioch Church road is impassable due to flood waters.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Additional rainfall upstream caused minor flooding along the Neuse River at Clayton and the Little River near Princeton and moderate flooding along the Neuse River at Smithfield. Flooding damaged approximately 221 structures throughout the county, resulting in over $1.3 million in property damage, and $30 million in crop damage. Numerous streets and roads were reported flooded.

Torrential rainfall of 15 to 20 inches upstream caused major flooding along the Neuse River Basin. Flooding damaged approximately 1,482 structures throughout the county, resulting in over $20.93 million in property damage, and over $30 million in crop damage. Numerous streets and roads were reported flooded.

Heavy rainfall of 6 to 8 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Combined with additional rainfall upstream, the rainfall caused all-time record major flooding along the Rocky River near Norwood. Flooding damaged approximately 24 structures throughout the county, resulting in over $5.6 million in property damage and and at least $30 million in crop damage. Numerous roads were flooded all throughout the county. The Rocky River overflowed the Highway 52 bridge and reached the base of the Plank Road bridge.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Additional rainfall upstream caused major flooding along the Deep River near Moncure and along the Haw River near Bynum. Flooding damaged approximately 107 structures throughout the county, destroying 3, resulting in approximately $6.33 million in property damage and and at least $20 million in crop damage. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well.

Torrential rainfall of 15 to 20 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Additional rainfall upstream resulted in all-time record major flooding along the Little River at Manchester and major flooding along the Cape Fear River at Fayetteville. Flooding damaged approximately 1,052 structures throughout the county, resulting in $35.3 million in property damage and and at least $30 million in crop damage. The Star Lite Motel along the Little River was partially washed away into the river. The Cape Fear River reached the base of both the Person Street and Grove Street bridges at its crest. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding and much of East Fayetteville was evacuated based on forecast river flooding.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Additional heavy rainfall upstream caused moderate flooding along the Cape River Basin. The river reached the patio of the Mermaid Point restaurant at its initial crest. Flooding damaged approximately 285 structures throughout the county, destroying 10 and resulting in over $7.58 million in property damage. Crop damages were at least $20 million. Numerous streets and roads were flooded, some sustaining structural damage.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. Additional rainfall upstream resulted in major flooding along the Flat Creek near Vass. Flooding damaged approximately 36 structures throughout the county, resulting in $575 thousand in property damage. Crop damage was at least $30 million. Numerous streets and roads were reported flooded.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. Additional heavy rainfall upstream caused moderate flooding along the Deep River near Moncure. Flooding damaged approximately 210 structures throughout the county, destroying 13 and resulting in over $5.4 million in property damage and over $20 million in crop damage. Numerous streets and roads were reported flooded.

Torrential rainfall of 8 to 10 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Flooding damaged approximately 18 structures throughout the county, resulting in $617 thousand in property damage and over $20 million in crop damage. Numerous streets and roads were reported flooded.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Additional rainfall upstream resulted in major flooding along the Flat Creek near Vass. Flooding damaged approximately 418 structures throughout the county, destroying 29 and resulting in approximately $8.34 million in property damage. Crop damage was at least $20 million. Numerous streets and roads were reported flooded.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Additional rainfall upstream resulted in major flooding at the Blewett Falls Dam along the Pee Dee River. Flooding damaged approximately 160 structures throughout the county, destroying 25 and resulting in over $21.8 million in property damage. Crop damage was at least $30 million. Numerous streets and roads were reported flooded.

Torrential rainfall of 15 to 20 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Additional significant rainfall upstream caused all-time record major flooding along the Black River near Tomahawk. Flooding damaged approximately 233 structures throughout the county, destroying 19 and resulting in approximately $8.2 million in property damage and at least $30 million in crop damage. Numerous roads were flooded all throughout the county.

Torrential rainfall of 15 to 20 inches caused widespread flooding across the county and throughout the Lumber River basin. Flooding damaged approximately 168 structures throughout the county, resulting in over $5.4 million in property damage and at least $30 million in crop damage. Numerous roads were flooded all throughout the county.

Heavy rainfall of 6 to 8 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Combined with additional rainfall upstream, the rainfall caused all-time record major flooding along the Rocky River near Norwood. Flooding damaged approximately 142 structures throughout the county, destroying 3 and resulting in over $3.63 million in property damage and at least $20 million in crop damage. Numerous roads were flooded all throughout the county. The Rocky River overflowed the Highway 52 bridge and reached the base of the Plank Road bridge.

Torrential rainfall of 6 to 10 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Additional rainfall upstream caused moderate flooding along the Haw River near Haw River. Flooding damaged approximately 202 structures throughout the county, resulting in over $1.07 million in property damage. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well. While final losses on crops are not yet tallied, estimates around $5 million are possible.

Heavy rainfall of 4 to 6 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Combined with additional rainfall upstream, the rainfall caused flooding along Abbotts Creek from High Point to Lexington and along the Yadkin River. Numerous other creeks and streams came out of their banks and flooded roads, causing damage. Flooding damaged approximately 579 structures throughout the county, destroying 1 and resulting in over $1.5 million in property damage and likely $5 million or more in crop damage. Numerous roads were flooded all throughout the county and The Thomasville Fire Department had to make a swift water rescue on Randolph Street near Carolina Avenue after the driver of a vehicle drove around barricades and got stuck.

Torrential rainfall of 6 to 8 inches caused widespread flooding across the county, which caused moderate flooding along North Buffalo and South Buffalo Creeks, as well as other creeks and streams throughout the county. Flooding damaged approximately 119 structures throughout the county, destroying 7 and resulting in over $14.63 million in property damage. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well. While final losses on crops are not yet tallied, estimates around $5 million or more are possible.

Torrential rainfall of 6 to 10 inches caused widespread flooding across the county, which caused flooding along the Eno River and other creeks and streams throughout the county. Additionally, water held in Jordan Lake from rainfall in its headwaters resulted in flooding along the lake into far southeast portions of the county. Flooding damaged approximately 276 structures throughout the county, destroying 1 and resulting in $26.4 million in property damage. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well. While final losses on crops are not yet tallied, estimates around $5 million or more are possible.

Torrential rainfall of 8 to 10 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Additional rainfall upstream caused moderate flooding along the Deep River near Ramseur. Significant flooding also ocurred all along the Deep River and Uwharrie River and their tributaries. Flooding damaged approximately 286 structures throughout the county, destroying 12 and resulting in over $21.07 million in property damage. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well. While final losses on crops are not yet tallied, estimates around $10 million or more are possible.

Torrential rainfall of 10 to 15 inches caused widespread flooding across the county. Additional rainfall upstream caused moderate flooding along the Eno River near Enon. Additionally, water held in Jordan Lake from rainfall in its headwaters resulted in flooding along the lake into portions of the county, which lingered for several days. Flooding damaged approximately 638 structures throughout the county, destroying 4 and resulting in $11.05 million in property damage. Numerous roads were closed due to flooding. Numerous homes and businesses were flooded as well. While final losses on crops are not yet tallied, estimates around $5 million are possible.

Torrential rainfall of 8 to 10 inches caused widespread flooding across the county, which caused flooding along the creeks and other tributaries of the Neuse River Basin. Water being held in both Lake Jordan and Falls Lake resulted in flooding along the lake perimeters. Flooding caused over $20 million in crop damages. Numerous streets and roads were flooded. Final property damage estimates are still be tallied, but estimates of $5 to $10 million or more are possible.