North Carolina, 2023Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023 · NWS ILM · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Heavy rainfall associated with a stalled upper low to the west led to isolated evening flooding.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Heavy rainfall associated with a stalled upper low to the west led to isolated evening 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.
NWS Wilmington, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 20, 6:50 PM EST, 3 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 6:50 PM EST, 3 hours before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 2:48 PM EST, 7 hours 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Wilmington NC
348 PM EDT Tue Jun 20 2023
NCZ106-108-212000-
Coastal Pender-Coastal New Hanover-
348 PM EDT Tue Jun 20 2023
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Moderate Risk of Rip Currents.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Elevated rip current risk expected through the end of the week.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
NCZ087-096-099-105-107-109-SCZ017-023-024-032-033-039-055-058-059-
212000-
Robeson-Bladen-Columbus-Inland Pender-Inland New Hanover-
Inland Brunswick-Marlboro-Darlington-Dillon-Florence-Marion-
Williamsburg-Inland Georgetown-Central Horry-Northern Horry-
348 PM EDT Tue Jun 20 2023
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
AMZ250-252-254-256-212000-
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Fear NC to Little River Inlet SC out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little River Inlet to Murrells Inlet SC out
20 nm-
Coastal waters from Murrells Inlet to South Santee River SC out
20 nm-
348 PM EDT Tue Jun 20 2023
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the adjacent Coastal Waters.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Small Craft Advisory conditions possible Wednesday night into
Thursday.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
NCZ110-SCZ054-056-212000-
Coastal Brunswick-Coastal Horry-Coastal Georgetown-
348 PM EDT Tue Jun 20 2023
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast North Carolina and
northeast South Carolina.
.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.
Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.
Elevated rip current risk expected through the end of the week.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 20, 5:32 PM EST, 4 hours 18 minutes before
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</html>Flash Flood, Robeson
- When
- June 20, 9:50 PM EST to 10:10 PM EST
- Where
- Robeson County, 0.83 mi NW of Rowland to 0.88 mi NW of Rowland
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 34.537, -79.292
Flooding reported on North Bond Street in downtown Rowland. Police confirmed two cars got stuck in the water and they had to rescue the drivers.
- 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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