North Carolina, 2023

Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 12, 2023

September 12, 2023 · NWS RAH · 10 events in 2 counties and zones

An approaching cold front from the Michigan and Mid-Mississippi Valley region led to the development of scattered showers and thunderstorms. These storms first developed across the western Piedmont and tracked east-northeast toward the Sandhills and Coastal Plain in the late-evening and overnight hours.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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.

An approaching cold front from the Michigan and Mid-Mississippi Valley region led to the development of scattered showers and thunderstorms. These storms first developed across the western Piedmont and tracked east-northeast toward the Sandhills and Coastal Plain in the late-evening and overnight hours. Several reports of flash flooding and damaging winds were reported in Guilford and Forsyth Counties.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 109 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:10 UTC.

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Event by event

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

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When
September 12, 5:08 PM EST
Where
Guilford County, 0.99 mi ESE of Battle Ground
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.114, -79.814

A tree was reported down at Wilshire Dr and Shamrock Dr.

Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford

When
September 12, 5:08 PM EST
Where
Guilford County, 1.8 mi SSW of Broadview
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
Utility Company
Coordinates
36.108, -79.797

Power outages were caused by a tree on power lines near the intersection of W Cone Blvd and Marston Rd.

Flash Flood, Guilford

When
September 12, 5:23 PM EST to 8:21 PM EST
Where
Guilford County, 1.31 mi WSW of Pomona to 1.25 mi SSE of Guilford
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
36.060, -79.890

Road flooding was reported near the intersection of W Wendover Ave and Big Tree Way in Greensboro.

Flash Flood, Guilford

When
September 12, 5:23 PM EST to 8:21 PM EST
Where
Guilford County, 1.29 mi S of (Gso)greensboro Rgnl to 1.13 mi S of (Gso)greensboro Rgnl
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.081, -79.929

Two feet of water was reported near the intersection of W Market St and W Friendly Ave, resulting in flash flooding.

Flash Flood, Guilford

When
September 12, 5:28 PM EST to 8:21 PM EST
Where
Guilford County, 0.3 mi NE of Pomona to 0.36 mi NE of Pomona
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.073, -79.866

Flooding was reported near the intersection of Brompton Dr and Montrose Dr in Greensboro.

Flash Flood, Guilford

When
September 12, 5:30 PM EST to 8:21 PM EST
Where
Guilford County, 1.31 mi WSW of Greensboro to 1.2 mi S of Hamilton Lakes
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.060, -79.820

Flooding was reported near the intersection of S Chapman St and W Gate City Blvd.

Flash Flood, Guilford

When
September 12, 5:30 PM EST to 8:21 PM EST
Where
Guilford County, 0.1 mi E of Hamilton Lakes to 0.17 mi E of Hamilton Lakes
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.080, -79.828

Flooding was reported near the intersection of N Elam Ave and W Friendly Ave in Greensboro.

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When
September 12, 5:34 PM EST
Where
Forsyth County, 2.69 mi SSE of Kernersville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.083, -80.066

A tree was reported down near the intersection of Cedar Knoll Dr and Abbotts Creek Cir.

Flash Flood, Guilford

When
September 12, 5:35 PM EST to 8:21 PM EST
Where
Guilford County, 1.46 mi SW of Bessemer to 1.36 mi SW of Bessemer
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.083, -79.766

Flooding was reported near the intersection of US highway 29 and Headquarters Dr in Greensboro.

Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth

When
September 12, 5:35 PM EST
Where
Forsyth County, 4.05 mi SSE of Kernersville
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
36.071, -80.040

A tree was reported down along Bunker Hill Rd.

What these are

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.
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1141251, 1141253, 1141239, 1141240, 1141241, 1141242, 1141243, 1141252, 1141248, 1141254.