North Carolina, 2024

Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 16, 2024

September 16, 2024 · NWS RAH · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A subtropical area of low pressure off the coast of the Carolinas moved inland, tracking west-northwest towards Charlotte and western North Carolina into the morning of the 17th of September. Rainfall amounts across central North Carolina ranged from 1 to 4 inches, which led to isolated flash flooding in Cumberland and Wake Counties.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$4,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 subtropical area of low pressure off the coast of the Carolinas moved inland, tracking west-northwest towards Charlotte and western North Carolina into the morning of the 17th of September. Rainfall amounts across central North Carolina ranged from 1 to 4 inches, which led to isolated flash flooding in Cumberland and Wake Counties.

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 Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 16, 2:27 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 2:27 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 16, 2:23 PM EST, 1 hour 37 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Raleigh NC
323 PM EDT Mon Sep 16 2024

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0239 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 4 E Hope Mills          34.98N 78.88W
09/16/2024  M48 MPH          Cumberland         NC   ASOS

            ASOS station KFAY Fayetteville.

0201 PM     Non-Tstm Wnd Gst 5 ENE East Laurinburg   34.78N 79.37W
09/16/2024  M41 MPH          Scotland           NC   ASOS

            ASOS station KMEB Maxton.

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The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 75 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:00 UTC.

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Event by event

2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Cumberland

When
September 16, 4:00 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
Where
Cumberland County, 1.3 mi E of Fayetteville to 1.22 mi E of Fayetteville
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.069, -78.877

Ramsey St near Highway 401 was closed due to flooding.

Flash Flood, Wake

When
September 16, 7:56 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
Where
Wake County, 1.35 mi WSW of Willow to 0.78 mi SW of Willow
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$2,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.592, -78.872

Duncan Cook Rd impassable from Buckhorn Duncan Rd to Duncans Ridge Way Rd.

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1210451, 1210452.