North Carolina, 2023

Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 23, 2023

June 23, 2023 · NWS RAH · 6 events in 1 county or zone

A stalled frontal boundary remained in place across the central North Carolina Piedmont. A line of showers and storms tracked east-southeast and resulted in flash flooding across Orange County.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 stalled frontal boundary remained in place across the central North Carolina Piedmont. A line of showers and storms tracked east-southeast and resulted in flash flooding across Orange County. A few trees were also reported down across the county.

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 68 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:52 UTC.

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Event by event

4 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Orange

When
June 23, 4:52 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Orange County, 4.49 mi SSE of Teer to 4.34 mi SSE of Teer
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
35.894, -79.190

A flooded road was reported near the intersection of White Cross Rd and Old Greensboro Rd.

Flash Flood, Orange

When
June 23, 4:52 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Orange County, 2.9 mi E of Chapel Hill to 3.03 mi E of Chapel Hill Wllms Ar
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
35.922, -79.018

Flooding was reported along Grove St in Chapel Hill.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
June 23, 4:54 PM EST
Where
Orange County, 1.48 mi SSE of Blackwood
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
35.961, -79.057

A few trees were reported down near the intersection of Westminster Dr and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Flash Flood, Orange

When
June 23, 4:57 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Orange County, 2.24 mi E of Chapel Hill Wllms Ar to 2.39 mi E of Chapel Hill Wllms Ar
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
State Official
Coordinates
35.930, -79.030

The road was flooded near the intersection of Willow Dr and S Estes Dr.

Thunderstorm Wind, Orange

When
June 23, 4:59 PM EST
Where
Orange County, 2.35 mi ENE of Chapel Hill Wllms Ar
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
35.940, -79.030

A few hundred people were without power due to fallen trees on power equipment. This was around the intersection of Old Oxford Rd and Oxford Hills Dr.

Flash Flood, Orange

When
June 23, 5:05 PM EST to 7:00 PM EST
Where
Orange County, 2.8 mi E of Chapel Hill Wllms Ar to 2.78 mi E of Chapel Hill Wllms Ar
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.930, -79.020

Flooding was reported along Fordham Blvd near Willow Dr.

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.
Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1100859, 1100861, 1100876, 1100863, 1100878, 1100864.