North Carolina, 2023Flash 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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- 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.
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.
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.
- 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Nebraska, June 23, 2023$6.6 million · EF2 · 25 events
- Excessive Heat and Heat in Texas, June 23 to 27, 20231 death · 33 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 23, 2023$50 million · 4.5 in hail · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wyoming, June 23, 20231 injured · $100,000 · EF2 · 16 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wyoming, June 23, 20238 injured · EF2 · 4 events
- Flood in Colorado, June 23, 20231 death · 1 event
- Tornadoes and Hail in Wyoming, June 23, 2023$3.1 million · EF1 · 9 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 23, 2023$711,000 · 2.5 in hail · 17 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, June 23 to 27, 2023$100,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 23 to 24, 20234 in hail · 27 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 23 to 25, 20231 in hail · 25 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 23 to 24, 20231.25 in hail · 24 events
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.