North Carolina, 2024Flash 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.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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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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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.
&&Local storm report, Sep 16, 3:08 PM EST, 52 minutes before
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- 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.
- 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.
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- Debris Flow and Damaging Winds in Colorado, September 16 to 17, 2024$55,000 · 55 kt wind · 6 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Dakota, September 16 to 17, 2024$55,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events
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- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, September 16 to 17, 202411 events
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- Debris Flow and Damaging Wind in Idaho, September 16, 202458 kt wind · 8 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Idaho, September 16, 20241.25 in hail · 8 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, September 16, 20241.5 in hail · 7 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1210451, 1210452.