Heavy Rain in Edgecombe County, North Carolina

Heavy Rain September 23, 2023 · Edgecombe County, North Carolina

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A total rainfall of 3.81 inches was measured at the Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport.

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 Tarboro (35.9364, -77.5455).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1142424. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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