![]() ![]() The Blue Ridge Parkway in the southern mountains was closed due to the threat of flooding and landslides, of which there were a couple notable reports. The mountains also had numerous reports of flooding, particularly near Hendersonville and Brevard. Similar reports came in up the coast in Morehead City, and Highway 12 was closed on Ocracoke, Cedar Island, and north of Kitty Hawk due to flooding and overwash. In Wilmington, 5.19 inches of rain fell on a soggy Sunday and 12.95 inches fell in a week, which resulted in widespread street flooding. The primary impacts from the rains were flooding and, thanks to gusty winds, fallen trees. The circulation acted like a water wheel - or, given the intensity of the rain, perhaps it was more like a fire hose - feeding in moisture from the Atlantic and depositing it across the Carolinas. Meanwhile, a strong upper-level low pressure system strengthened over the Southeast US. The front stalled just offshore, and over the warm Gulf Stream, thunderstorms developed that caused heavy rains along the immediate coast. On the 30th, a cold front moved in from the west, causing continuing light rains across the state. On the 28th and 29th, a lingering stationary front offshore brought showers fueled by Atlantic moisture to eastern North Carolina, while moisture from the Gulf of Mexico made for wet weather in the western part of the state. The rain began on September 24 when an offshore low drifted northwestward and delivered more than an inch of rain across most of the state. ![]() Our recent spell of drenching rainfall is finally winding down, leaving flooding in parts of North Carolina and an historical watermark as one of the wettest weeks and most prolonged rainiest periods in our state’s history. ![]()
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