Flash Flood in Wilson County, North Carolina

Flash Flood September 23, 2023 · Wilson County, North Carolina

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Wilson (35.7139, -77.9243).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1142385. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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