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Flood — Cumberland, North Carolina
October 9, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Torrential rainfall of 12 to 15 inches caused widespread flash flooding across the county. The heavy rains caused at least 8 dams to breach in Cumberland County. Additional rainfall upstream resulted in major flooding at both the Little River at Manchester and Cape Fear at Fayetteville. Flooding damaged approximately 4,050 structures throughout the county, resulting in $62.1 million in property damage and and at least $20 million in crop damage. There was more than 700 swift water rescues in Cumberland County alone. The flooding resulted in 2 direct fatalities. A 81 year old female was found dead inside her vehicle in the 100 block of Rhodes Pond Road. After flood waters receded, a 53 year old male was found less than 100 yards away from his vehicle near the Clinton Road exit on the south
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.