Flash Flood — Wilson, North Carolina

2023-09-23 · near Wilson, Wilson, North Carolina

Event narrative

High water was reported along the 1000 block of Jordan Street and the 1000 block of Briggs Street.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Ophelia made landfall across southeastern North Carolina. Ophelia tracked north-northwest into the northern Coastal Plain of central North Carolina by midday, then into eastern Virginia by the early evening hours. Widespread rainfall to the north and west of Ophelia led to numerous flash flood reports in Wake, Wilson, and Halifax Counties during the morning and early afternoon hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1142385. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.