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Tropical Storm — Duplin, North Carolina

September 13, 2018 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$98.3M
Area
Duplin

Event narrative (NOAA)

Widespread heavy rain and strong winds developed over the region from the morning of September 13th through the morning of September 16th. Rainfall was generally 16��� to 20��� over the county with a storm total of 26.26��� 1 mile west-northwest of Albertson and 19.98��� in Mount Olive. Extremely heavy rainfall across the county initially lead to flash flooding and numerous road washouts. This quickly transitioned to river flooding as the Northeast Cape Fear River rose rapidly, flooding countless roadways and homes along and far away from the river with numerous tributary streams flooding as well. Portions of interstate 40 were closed near Wallace due to river flooding, as the river shattered its previous record crest from Hurricane Floyd. The preliminary crest for the Northeast Cape Fe

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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.

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