North Carolina, 2022

Flash Flooding in North Carolina, July 14, 2022

July 14, 2022 · NWS MHX · 3 events in 1 county or zone

A stalled front across Pitt County on the evening of July 14th allowed multiple rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms to move over the same area during the evening. With a very moist atmosphere in place, localized heavy rain over the City of Greenville caused flash flooding throughout the city.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 MHX wrote it up.

A stalled front across Pitt County on the evening of July 14th allowed multiple rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms to move over the same area during the evening. With a very moist atmosphere in place, localized heavy rain over the City of Greenville caused flash flooding throughout the city. Multiple water rescues occurred due to cars stranded in water. The hardest hit area was Downtown Greenville.

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 102 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:55 UTC.

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Event by event

3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Pitt

When
July 14, 8:55 PM EST to 10:30 PM EST
Where
Pitt County, 1.32 mi ESE of Greenville to 1.24 mi ESE of Greenville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
35.610, -77.360

Multiple vehicles were stranded in flood waters near the intersection of 1st Street and Meade Street in Greenville.

Flash Flood, Pitt

When
July 14, 9:03 PM EST to 10:45 PM EST
Where
Pitt County, 1.38 mi N of Cannon Xrds to 1.68 mi N of Cannon Xrds
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
35.570, -77.380

Vehicle stranded in flood waters near Victoria Court in the south part of the City of Greenville.

Flash Flood, Pitt

When
July 14, 9:17 PM EST to 10:45 PM EST
Where
Pitt County, 0.69 mi S of Greenville to 0.37 mi S of Greenville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$20,000
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
35.610, -77.380

Multiple water rescues were ongoing in downtown Greenville due to vehicles stranded in flood waters.

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: 1050815, 1050817, 1050818.