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Kinston recorded 13.98 in (355 mm) of precipitation during the storm, and Rocky Mount reported 18.0 in (460 mm) of rainfall; both totals were greater than the expected 100 year storm. [7] [9] The heavy rains collected in rivers and streams, causing record flooding along the Cape Fear, Chowan, Neuse, Pee Dee, Tar, and Waccaaw rivers. Water ...
Flooding began in Rocky Mount, as much as 30% of which was underwater for several days. In Tarboro , much of the downtown was under several feet of water. [ 34 ] Nearby, the town of Princeville was largely destroyed when the waters of the Tar poured over the town's levee, covering the town with over 20 ft (6.1 m) of floodwater for ten days. [ 35 ]
August 7, 2024 at 5:00 AM. North Carolina residents and emergency planners can now get real-time information and alerts about where river and stream flooding is expected to happen using a tool ...
October 26–30, 2012 – Hurricane Sandy passed by the state, dropping heavy rains and making storm surge. July 3–4, 2014 – Hurricane Arthur hits eastern North Carolina, in particular the Outer Banks, with 100 mph (160 km/h). May 7, 2015 – Tropical Storm Ana produced heavy rainfall and indirectly caused a fatality.
At 8:55 a.m., the National Weather Service issued a new flood warning for Bladen County, northern Columbus County and southeastern Robeson County based on reports of flooding across that area.
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The Tar River is a river that is approximately 215 miles (346 km) long, in northeast North Carolina flowing generally southeast to an estuary of Pamlico Sound. The Tar River becomes the tidal Pamlico River once it underpasses the U.S. Highway 17 Bridge in Washington, North Carolina . North Carolina was originally a naval stores colony—that is ...
A tornado watch is in effect for much of central and northeastern North Carolina through 7 a.m. Friday, including Wake, Durham, Franklin and Johnston counties. Thursday night, the National Weather ...