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Storm Events Database
Event Details:
| Event | Flash Flood |
| -- Flood Cause | Heavy Rain / Tropical System |
| State | NORTH CAROLINA |
| County/Area | CRAVEN |
| WFO | MHX |
| Report Source | Law Enforcement |
| NCEI Data Source | CSV |
| Begin Date | 2019-09-05 19:00 EST-5 |
| Begin Location | 2ENE RHEMS |
| End Date | 2019-09-05 19:00 EST-5 |
| End Location | 2ENE RHEMS |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | Hurricane Dorian was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season. Dorian formed on August 24, 2019 from a tropical wave in the Central Atlantic and gradually strengthened as it moved toward the Lesser Antilles, becoming a hurricane on August 28. Rapid intensification occurred, and on August 31, Dorian became a Category 4 hurricane. On September 1, Dorian reached Category 5 intensity, with maximum sustained winds of 185 mph, and a minimum central pressure of 910 mb (26.87 inHg) while making landfall in Elbow Cay, Bahamas. Dorian made another landfall on Grand Bahama several hours later. The ridge of high pressure steering Dorian westward collapsed on September 2, causing Dorian to stall just north of Grand Bahama for about a day. It is the strongest known tropical system to impact the Bahamas. A combination of cold water upwelling and an eyewall replacement cycle weakened Dorian to a Category 2 hurricane on the next day. On the morning of September 3, Dorian began to move slowly towards the north-northwest. Dorian subsequently completed its eyewall replacement cycle and moved over warmer waters, regaining Category 3 intensity by midnight on September 5. In the early hours of September 6, Dorian weakened to Category 1 intensity as it picked up speed and turned northeast. Dorian would pick up speed and move northeast along the North Carolina coast September 6, moving east of the Crystal Coast, clipping Cape Lookout and eventually making landfall at Cape Hatteras before making yet another landfall in Nova Scotia on September 8. The initial impacts from Dorian actually occurred during the morning hours of September 5 when several tornadoes touched down in eastern North Carolina. The most damaging tornado occurred in Emerald Isle in Carteret County. The tornado touched down shortly after 9 AM and damaged numerous businesses and homes, including the Salty Pirate Water Park. This tornado was rated an EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita scale with estimated winds of 115 mph. As the eye of Dorian moved northeastward and clipped Cape Lookout, peak wind gusts of 110 mph were recorded at the Cedar Island Ferry Terminal, 89 mph at Fort Macon, 85 mph at Beaufort and 82 mph at Cape Lookout. Wind gusts around 100 mph were also recorded on Hatteras Island. Rainfall amounts of 5 to 10 inches were recorded across a broad area of Eastern North Carolina. Storm surge flooding occurred in Cedar Island, Hatteras Island, and Ocracoke Island. The most severe storm surge flooding occurred in Ocracoke where several people were trapped in their attics by flooding from the 4-to-7-foot storm surge, requiring rescue by boats. People were airlifted off the island to shelters on the mainland while food and water were brought in to residents on the island. North Carolina Highway 12 along Ocracoke Island suffered significant damage from flooding. More than 190,000 North Carolina homes lost power during the storm. |
| Event Narrative | Flooding reported on Mulberry and Masters Ct, Starboard Dr, Seafarers Ct, parts of Channel Run, and Ashley Pl. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| PLYMOUTH | WASHINGTON CO. | NC | 09/05/2019 | 04:04 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CAPE CARTERET | CARTERET CO. | NC | 09/05/2019 | 08:02 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| DEEP RUN | LENOIR CO. | NC | 09/05/2019 | 11:37 | EST-5 | Tornado | EFU | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| VANCEBORO | CRAVEN CO. | NC | 09/05/2019 | 13:30 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| JAMES CITY | CRAVEN CO. | NC | 09/05/2019 | 16:00 | EST-5 | Tornado | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
| RHEMS | CRAVEN CO. | NC | 09/05/2019 | 19:00 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| INLAND ONSLOW (ZONE) | INLAND ONSLOW (ZONE) | NC | 09/05/2019 | 21:54 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DUPLIN (ZONE) | DUPLIN (ZONE) | NC | 09/05/2019 | 22:55 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SOUTHERN CRAVEN (ZONE) | SOUTHERN CRAVEN (ZONE) | NC | 09/05/2019 | 23:40 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WASHINGTON (ZONE) | WASHINGTON (ZONE) | NC | 09/06/2019 | 01:17 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LENOIR (ZONE) | LENOIR (ZONE) | NC | 09/06/2019 | 01:20 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| EAST CARTERET (ZONE) | EAST CARTERET (ZONE) | NC | 09/06/2019 | 02:20 | EST-5 | Hurricane (typhoon) | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WEST CARTERET (ZONE) | WEST CARTERET (ZONE) | NC | 09/06/2019 | 02:30 | EST-5 | Hurricane (typhoon) | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ATLANTIC BEACH | CARTERET CO. | NC | 09/06/2019 | 03:15 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PITT (ZONE) | PITT (ZONE) | NC | 09/06/2019 | 03:15 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BEAUFORT (ZONE) | BEAUFORT (ZONE) | NC | 09/06/2019 | 04:13 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ENGELHARD | HYDE CO. | NC | 09/06/2019 | 04:30 | EST-5 | Flash Flood | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OCRACOKE ISLAND (ZONE) | OCRACOKE ISLAND (ZONE) | NC | 09/06/2019 | 04:59 | EST-5 | Hurricane (typhoon) | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WESTERN HYDE (ZONE) | WESTERN HYDE (ZONE) | NC | 09/06/2019 | 06:30 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HATTERAS ISLAND (ZONE) | HATTERAS ISLAND (ZONE) | NC | 09/06/2019 | 06:57 | EST-5 | Hurricane (typhoon) | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WESTERN DARE (ZONE) | WESTERN DARE (ZONE) | NC | 09/06/2019 | 08:28 | EST-5 | Tropical Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NORTHERN OUTER BANKS (ZO... | NORTHERN OUTER BANKS (ZO... | NC | 09/06/2019 | 09:43 | EST-5 | Hurricane (typhoon) | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
