Flash Flood — Robeson, North Carolina

2016-10-08 · near Powers, Robeson, North Carolina

$2.0M

Property damage

Event narrative

Interstate 95 from mile marker 33 to mile marker 25 was closed in both directions due to flooding. Adjacent roadways and numerous structures were impacted by the flood waters.

Wider weather episode

Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast. The hurricane brought 6 to 12 inches of rain and up to 18 inches to some areas of southeast North Carolina, with the bulk of the rainfall occurring within a 12 hour period. This rain fell on wet to in some cases saturated soil due to much above normal rainfall in September. The result was historic flooding; widespread flash flooding, and an extended period of major to record river flooding. Matthew's flooding rains, surge and wind brought loss of life, displaced tens of thousands of people, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in structural damage as homes and businesses were devastated or totally destroyed. Major infrastructure will have to be repaired or rebuilt.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 662366. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.