North Carolina, 2024Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, September 1, 2024
September 1, 2024 · NWS RAH · 12 events in 4 counties and zones
Ahead of a cold front advancing southward from the Ohio Valley, storms developed along a surface trough and progressed east and southeast. Isolated storms formed in the late afternoon over the eastern Piedmont and Triangle to central Coastal Plain.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $54,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
Ahead of a cold front advancing southward from the Ohio Valley, storms developed along a surface trough and progressed east and southeast. Isolated storms formed in the late afternoon over the eastern Piedmont and Triangle to central Coastal Plain. A second batch of storms developed over the western part of the state and tracked into the Piedmont in the evening hours. Several storms produced severe gusts and isolated flash flooding.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- September 1, 2:40 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, 0.83 mi E of Barham
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 35.931, -78.405
A tree was reported down, resulting in power outages.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- September 1, 2:50 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 0.64 mi E of Pearces
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 35.919, -78.289
A tree was down near Brannon Rd, causing power outages.
Thunderstorm Wind, Franklin
- When
- September 1, 3:25 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin County, 0.76 mi NNE of Pilot
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 35.890, -78.266
A tree was down on electrical equipment, causing power outages near Pilot.
Flash Flood, Wake
- When
- September 1, 3:45 PM EST to 9:28 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, 1.27 mi ENE of Raleigh to 1.61 mi ESE of Raleigh
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.806, -78.648
Several reports of flooding in downtown Raleigh, including Atlantic Ave near Hodges St, West St, Capital Blvd near Atlantic Ave, and Interstate 440.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wilson
- When
- September 1, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Wilson County, 2.89 mi WSW of Wilson
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Utility Company
- Coordinates
- 35.721, -77.970
A tree was reported down, resulting in power outages near North Carolina Highway 42.
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- September 1, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, 1.76 mi SW of Bahama
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 36.152, -78.903
A tree was reported down on Bahama Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- September 1, 4:25 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, 0.58 mi SE of Rougemont
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 36.214, -78.923
A tree was down near N Roxboro St.
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- September 1, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, 0.32 mi S of Hope Vly
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.965, -78.919
Several trees were reported down in Durham.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- September 1, 5:35 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, 0.66 mi S of Raleigh to 2.14 mi NNE of Raleigh
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.791, -78.671
Several trees were reported down in Raleigh, including one along Lassiter Mill Rd and another along Clark Ave.
Thunderstorm Wind, Wake
- When
- September 1, 5:55 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, 1.6 mi ENE of Camp Polk
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.831, -78.674
A tree was reported down near Ridge Rd.
Flash Flood, Wake
- When
- September 1, 6:05 PM EST to 8:33 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, 1.65 mi ENE of (Rdu)raleigh-Durham to 0.7 mi N of (Rdu)raleigh-Durham
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.882, -78.755
Several roads were flooded in northwest Raleigh, including portions of Glenwood Ave, where a vehicle was submerged in flood waters.
Flash Flood, Wake
- When
- September 1, 7:55 PM EST to 9:28 PM EST
- Where
- Wake County, 2.25 mi S of Millbrook to 2.66 mi SSW of Millbrook
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 35.818, -78.622
The river gage on Crabtree Creek at Old Wake Forest Rd crested at minor flood stage at 13.59 ft.
- 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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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: 1210468, 1210469, 1210471, 1210464, 1210475, 1210478, 1210481, 1210483, 1210485, 1210486, 1210467, 1210488.