Flood in North Carolina, June 30, 2020

Name: Flood in North Carolina, June 30, 2020
Start: 2020-06-30T15:30
End: 2020-06-30T17:30
Location: North Carolina

June 30, 2020 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A cold front produced storms with heavy rain.

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 ILM wrote it up.

A cold front produced storms with heavy rain.

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 Jun 30, 3:16 PM EST, 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 3:16 PM EST, 14 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 30, 2:44 PM EST, 46 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 30, 12:36 PM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
136 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020

NCZ109-110-301815-
Inland Brunswick NC-Coastal Brunswick NC-
136 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BRUNSWICK COUNTY UNTIL
215 PM EDT...

At 135 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Supply, or near Shallotte, moving northwest at 5 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and half inch hail will be possible with
this storm. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm,
and may lead to localized flooding.

Locations impacted include...
Shallotte, Makatoka, Civie Town, Supply, Brunswick County Community
College Main Campus, Varnamtown and Brunswick Novant Medical Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Thunderstorms can pose a variety of threats including gusty winds,
small hail, cloud to ground lightning, and localized flooding. It is
recommended that you remain indoors until the storm passes.

Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3410 7820 3393 7825 3398 7847 3414 7843
TIME...MOT...LOC 1735Z 094DEG 5KT 3403 7833

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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 1:11 PM EST, 2 hours 19 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
211 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020

NCZ099-109-110-301915-
Inland Brunswick NC-Columbus NC-Coastal Brunswick NC-
211 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BRUNSWICK AND SOUTH
CENTRAL COLUMBUS COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM EDT...

At 209 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Makatoka, or near Shallotte, moving northwest at 10 mph.

Pea size hail and winds in excess of 35 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Shallotte, Holden Beach, Makatoka, Civie Town, Freeland, Supply,
Exum, Longwood, Brunswick County Community College Main Campus,
Russtown, Pireway, Ash and Brunswick Novant Medical Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Thunderstorms can pose a variety of threats including gusty winds,
small hail, cloud to ground lightning, and localized flooding. It is
recommended that you remain indoors until the storm passes.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3391 7828 3391 7834 3403 7867 3424 7845
      3405 7816
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 117DEG 7KT 3405 7841

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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 1:36 PM EST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
236 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020

NCZ105-301900-
Inland Pender NC-
236 PM EDT Tue Jun 30 2020

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR NORTHEASTERN PENDER COUNTY UNTIL 300
PM EDT...

At 236 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Maple Hill, or 13 miles northeast of Burgaw, moving southeast at 10
mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Maple Hill and White Stocking.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Thunderstorms can pose a variety of threats including gusty winds,
small hail, cloud to ground lightning, and localized flooding. It is
recommended that you remain indoors until the storm passes.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3440 7771 3472 7792 3472 7768 3448 7758
TIME...MOT...LOC 1836Z 321DEG 10KT 3469 7775

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Special weather statement, Jun 30, 2:17 PM EST, 1 hour 13 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Pender

When: June 30, 3:30 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where: Pender County, 0.46 mi SSE of Surf City to 0.63 mi SSE of Surf City
Cause: Heavy Rain
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 34.424, -77.546

Portions of South Shore Drive were flooded.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in North Carolina in 2020 Every state in 2020 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, June 2020

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: 903737.