North Carolina, 2019

Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 18 to 19, 2019

June 18 to 19, 2019 · NWS RAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A line of training thunderstorms developed in a weakly sheared low level confluent zone. Moisture advection and convergence were maximized in that region as well.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 RAH wrote it up.

A line of training thunderstorms developed in a weakly sheared low level confluent zone. Moisture advection and convergence were maximized in that region as well. As a result, locally heavy rainfall produced by the thunderstorms produced some isolated flash flooding in northern Durham County.

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 04:10 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Durham

When
June 18, 11:11 PM EST to June 19, 12:38 AM EST
Where
Durham County, 2.23 mi W of Orange Factory
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
36.130, -78.920

Bahama Road near Ball Road was closed due to flash flooding. The Department of Transportation also reported that North Roxboro Street near John Jones Road was impassable due to flooding.

What these are

Flash Flood
Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 838003.