Map of rain totals for August 3rd - 4th, 2021.
A stalled front off the coast and an area of low pressure move up the coast along the front, set the stage for heavy rain over eastern North Carolina Tuesday August 3rd into Wednesday August 4th. Light rain overspread the area on Tuesday but the rain became heavy at times by Tuesday evening especially toward the Crystal Coast. Rain continued overnight Tuesday and by Wednesday morning, many along coastal areas from Onslow County (Jacksonville) to Carteret County (Morehead City) to the Outer Banks (Hyde and Dare Counties) measured 3" to as much as 8" in a 24 hour period! The rain tampered off from west to east slowly during the day Wednesday the 3rd, but heavy rain lasted into a good chunk of the afternoon over Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands.
Total rainfall for this event ranged from around 2" to 3" inland near areas such as Greenville, Kinston and Williamston, to as much as 4" to just under 10" along the immediate coast including places such as Jacksonville, Morehead City, Downeast Carteret county Ocracoke and Hatteras Island. what made this rainfall especially impactful was the fact most of our area was already quite saturated from previous rains. For a 24 hour period ending on Monday August 2nd, parts of our area received 1" to 6" of rain!
Using the tabs below scroll through for more information and graphics.
Rain/Flood Reports
The table below shows the rainfall reports in our area. The heaviest rain fell from Tuesday the 3rd through the afternoon of Wednesday the 4th or roughly over a 24 to 36 hour period. Below the rainfall reports you can see the various flooding impacts across Eastern North Carolina in our storm reports table.
Total Rainfall Reports
36 Hour Rainfall Reports (8/3/21 to 8/4/21)
000 NOUS42 KMHX 051656 PNSMHX NCZ029-044>047-079>081-090>092-094-193>196-198-199-203>205-060228- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC 1028 AM EDT THU AUG 5 2021 LOCATION AMOUNT TIME/DATE PROVIDER ...NORTH CAROLINA... ...BEAUFORT COUNTY... PANTEGO 0.4 WSW 2.11 IN 0620 AM 08/05 COCORAHS WASHINGTON 1.0 SSW 2.07 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CHOCOWINITY 0.2 W 2.00 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS WASHINGTON (OCW AWOS) 1.83 IN 0955 AM 08/05 AWOS PCS PHOSPHAT (COOP) 2.55 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COOP BUNYAN RAWS 2.21 IN 1013 AM 08/05 RAWS ...CARTERET COUNTY... NEWPORT 5.29 IN 1158 PM 08/04 COOP CAPE CARTERET 4.2 NW 3.19 IN 0600 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CEDAR POINT 0.9 WSW 4.29 IN 0527 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CEDAR ISLAND RAWS 7.01 IN 0925 AM 08/05 RAWS BEAUFORT 3.8 N 7.75 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS HARKERS ISLAND 3.2 NE 6.60 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CEDAR ISLAND 0.6 SSE 7.12 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS BEAUFORT 15.1 N 9.55 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CEDAR ISLAND 0.3 SSE 2.34 IN 0650 AM 08/05 COCORAHS OCEAN 0.5 S 5.76 IN 0730 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEWPORT 10.6 ENE 5.72 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEWPORT 1.0 N 5.29 IN 0600 AM 08/05 COCORAHS BEAUFORT 1.5 NNW 5.62 IN 0600 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MOREHEAD CITY 0.1 E 7.56 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS PINE KNOLL SHORES 1.4 E 5.66 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEWPORT 5.6 SW 5.03 IN 0630 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MOREHEAD CITY 2.9 WNW 5.91 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ATLANTIC BEACH 0.6 W 7.73 IN 0731 AM 08/05 COCORAHS BEAUFORT 3.7 NNW 7.36 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS BEAUFORT 3.4 NNW 7.74 IN 0720 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MOREHEAD CITY 5.7 W 6.78 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS EMERALD ISLE 2.1 E 4.93 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS INDIAN BEACH 0.0 W 5.78 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CAPE CARTERET 1.0 NNW 3.98 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MOREHEAD CITY 5.1 WNW 6.95 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS BEAUFORT 0.5 W 5.94 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MOREHEAD CITY 0.6 NW 7.33 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS BEAUFORT 5.3 N 6.89 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS SWANSBORO 3.7 NNE 3.17 IN 0750 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEWPORT 1.7 SSE 6.18 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MOREHEAD CITY 6.0 WNW 4.58 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CEDAR POINT 0.4 WSW 4.20 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS CAPE CARTERET 1.5 NE 4.93 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS PINEY ISLAND (NBT AWOS) 4.87 IN 1010 AM 08/05 AWOS NEWPORT 10.3 SW 6.33 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS BEAUFORT (MRH ASOS) 5.08 IN 0958 AM 08/04 ASOS ...CRAVEN COUNTY... TRENT WOODS 1.2 ENE 3.17 IN 0600 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEW BERN 2.6 SW 3.96 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEW BERN 8.8 W 3.54 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEW BERN 5.3 SW 3.20 IN 0645 AM 08/05 COCORAHS TRENT WOODS 1.0 NNE 3.38 IN 0653 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEW BERN 4.9 SW 3.17 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS TRENT WOODS 0.9 WNW 3.49 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEW BERN 7.3 ESE 3.17 IN 0650 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEW BERN (EWN ASOS) 3.29 IN 0954 AM 08/05 ASOS JAMES CITY 2.5 S 4.12 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEW BERN 5.2 SE 3.22 IN 0825 AM 08/05 COCORAHS JAMES CITY 2.0 S 2.87 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEW BERN 4.6 SW 3.08 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS TRENT WOODS 1.3 SSE 3.81 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS PERRYTOWN (COOP) 3.81 IN 0730 AM 08/05 COOP NEW BERN 1.4 WSW 3.05 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NEW BERN RAWS 3.25 IN 0917 AM 08/05 RAWS ...DARE COUNTY... RODANTHE 1.0 SSE 7.20 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS FRISCO (HSE ASOS) 6.99 IN 0951 AM 08/05 ASOS BUXTON 0.3 ENE 6.06 IN 0820 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NAGS HEAD 1.3 SE 3.28 IN 0645 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MANTEO 2.8 NW 2.92 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS NAGS HEAD 0.2 NW 3.05 IN 0904 AM 08/05 COCORAHS KILL DEVIL HILLS 2.2 NNW 2.22 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS SOUTHERN SHORES 0.5 NNE 2.65 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS DARE CO GNRY RAN (2DP AWOS) 2.97 IN 0956 AM 08/05 AWOS DARE BOMB RANGE RAWS 3.12 IN 0928 AM 08/05 RAWS DUCK 2.63 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS MANTEO (MQI AWOS) 2.19 IN 1015 AM 08/05 AWOS KILL DEVIL HILLS (FFA AWOS) 1.43 IN 1015 AM 08/05 AWOS ...DUPLIN COUNTY... ROSE HILL 0.1 NNW 1.33 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS WALLACE 6.2 ENE 2.27 IN 0645 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ...GREENE COUNTY... AYDEN 6.5 WNW 1.84 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ...HYDE COUNTY... OCRACOKE 0.2 ESE 6.19 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ENGELHARD 0.8 NW 3.72 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS SWAN QUARTER FERRY TERMINAL 3.08 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COOP FAIRFIELD RAWS 2.67 IN 0917 AM 08/05 RAWS OCRACOKE LIGHTHOUSE 1.86 IN 0925 AM 08/05 HADS ...JONES COUNTY... NEW BERN 5.2 SW 2.19 IN 0700 PM 08/04 COCORAHS NEW BERN 4.4 SW 3.23 IN 0410 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ...LENOIR COUNTY... KINSTON 7.0 SW 2.21 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS KINSTON 3 N 2.51 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COOP KINSTON 1.2 NW 2.33 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS KINSTON 4.4 WNW 1.72 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS KINSTON 5.1 WNW 1.56 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS LA GRANGE 0.9 SW 1.26 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ...MARTIN COUNTY... WILLIAMSTON 8.9 SSE 2.18 IN 0600 AM 08/05 COCORAHS JAMESVILLE 6.1 SW 2.51 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS WILLIAMSTON 1 ENE (COOP) 2.27 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COOP ROBERSONVILLE 0.0 NNW 2.61 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ...ONSLOW COUNTY... HUBERT 4.9 SE 5.02 IN 0711 AM 08/05 COCORAHS JACKSONVILLE (COOP) 2.46 IN 0600 AM 08/05 COOP SWANSBORO 2.8 WSW 4.60 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS SWANSBORO 3.3 NW 4.07 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS SWANSBORO 1.4 N 4.31 IN 0830 AM 08/05 COCORAHS JACKSONVILLE 1.0 NW 3.80 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS 2 WNW NEW RIVER STATION 3.55 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS RICHLANDS 2.8 NW 3.24 IN 0900 AM 08/05 COCORAHS HOLLY RIDGE 4.9 ENE 3.78 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS SNEADS FERRY 1.2 SSW 3.86 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS HOFFMAN RAWS 4.73 IN 1010 AM 08/05 RAWS HOLLY RIDGE 3.7 E 3.92 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS SANDY RUN RAWS 4.03 IN 0919 AM 08/05 RAWS JACKSONVILLE 1.2 NE 4.55 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS JACKSONVILLE 4.5 NW 4.64 IN 0742 AM 08/05 COCORAHS RICHLANDS (OAJ AWOS) 3.38 IN 0956 AM 08/05 AWOS JACKSONVILLE 3.3 W 3.26 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS JACKSONVILLE (NCA ASOS) 3.04 IN 1011 AM 08/05 AWOS ...PAMLICO COUNTY... REELSBORO 3.81 IN 0500 PM 08/04 COOP MERRITT 1.5 WSW 3.57 IN 0600 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ORIENTAL 4.3 NNW 3.40 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS LOWLAND 0.2 SE 5.72 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ORIENTAL 5.2 NE 4.21 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GRANTSBORO 4.6 SSW 4.13 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ORIENTAL 2.1 WSW 3.86 IN 0900 AM 08/05 COCORAHS ...PITT COUNTY... GREENVILLE (COOP) 2.43 IN 1158 PM 08/04 COOP WINTERVILLE 2.8 WNW 2.09 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS FOUNTAIN 0.1 NE 1.23 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS WINTERVILLE 3.5 W 2.31 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GREENVILLE 5.0 SE 2.32 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GREENVILLE 7.1 SSE 2.38 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GREENVILLE 7.3 SSE 2.43 IN 0743 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GREENVILLE 2.0 SE 2.57 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GREENVILLE 4.4 SSE 2.23 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS WINTERVILLE 1.0 ENE 2.39 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GREENVILLE 4.3 SSE 2.22 IN 0800 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GREENVILLE 1.4 SE 1.58 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS 0.9 NW EAST CAROLINA UNIVERS 2.20 IN 1000 AM 08/05 HADS ...TYRRELL COUNTY... COLUMBIA 0.8 NNE 4.63 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS GUM NECK (COOP) 2.39 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COOP COLUMBIA 2.25 IN 0925 AM 08/05 HADS ...WASHINGTON COUNTY... POCOSIN LAKES RAWS 3.26 IN 0917 AM 08/05 RAWS ...MARITIME STATIONS... FRISCO 3.3 NE 7.04 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COCORAHS BAYBORO 3 E 3.37 IN 0700 AM 08/05 COOP && && |
Local Storm Reports
000
NWUS52 KMHX 061552
LSRMHX
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
1152 AM EDT FRI AUG 6 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 PM FLOOD 4 SE CYPRESS CREEK 34.70N 77.66W
08/03/2021 ONSLOW NC 911 CALL CENTER
SOME WATER ON BURGAW HWY (NC 53) NEAR THE
COUNTY LINE. THE ROAD WAS STILL PASSABLE.
1015 PM FLOOD 3 NE WILDWOOD 34.78N 76.79W
08/03/2021 CARTERET NC 911 CALL CENTER
CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLOOD REPORT FROM 3 NE
WILDWOOD. WATER COVERING THE ROAD IN SEVERAL
SPOTS ALONG MILL CREEK RD. THE ROAD WAS
STILL PASSABLE.
0800 AM FLASH FLOOD OCRACOKE VILLAGE 35.11N 75.98W
08/04/2021 HYDE NC PUBLIC
MORE THAN 3 FEET OF WATER ALONG BACK ROAD
NEAR OCRACOKE COFFEE COMPANY. ROAD
IMPASSABLE DUE TO DEEP WATER. VIDEO POSTED
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
0745 AM FLOOD 1 WSW NEWPORT 34.78N 76.88W
08/04/2021 CARTERET NC NWS EMPLOYEE
WATER RUNNING OVER ROBERTS ROAD NEAR THE
CURVE BY CEDAR KEY. ROAD PASSABLE, WATER
DEPTH ABOUT 5 INCHES.
0930 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 WSW WILDWOOD 34.73N 76.86W
08/04/2021 CARTERET NC TRAINED SPOTTER
CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLOOD REPORT FROM 2 WSW
WILDWOOD. ENTRANCE TO NEIGHBORHOOD COVERED
WITH WATER, 2 TO 3 FEET DEEP. ENTRANCE NOT
PASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER.
0930 AM FLASH FLOOD BOGUE INLET PIER 34.66N 77.04W
08/04/2021 CARTERET NC DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLOOD REPORT FROM BOGUE
INLET PIER. EMERALD ISLE PUBLIC WORKS
CLOSING REED DRIVE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST SEA
VIEW DRIVES DUE TO HIGH WATER.
0932 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 ESE MERRIMON 34.95N 76.63W
08/04/2021 CARTERET NC PUBLIC
MERRIMON ROAD FLOODED JUST BEFORE MERRIMON
CHURCH. WATER ACROSS THE ROAD IN FIVE PLACES
OUTSIDE JONAQUINS SUBDIVISION. DOT HAS
BEEN NOTIFIED. REPORT VIA FACEBOOK.
1000 AM FLOOD 3 SSW NEWPORT 34.75N 76.88W
08/04/2021 CARTERET NC NWS EMPLOYEE
NUMEROUS YARDS FLOODED ALONG HIBBS ROAD
BETWEEN HIGHWAY 70 AND HIGHWAY 24. SOME
HOMES ALMOST SURROUNDED BY WATER OR WATER UP
TO NEAR THE HOUSE ITSELF.
1000 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 S OCRACOKE LIGHTHOUSE 35.09N 75.98W
08/04/2021 HYDE NC PARK/FOREST SRVC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLOOD REPORT FROM 1 S
OCRACOKE LIGHTHOUSE. SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF
WATER ON SOME FLAT/POORLY DRAINED BEACH
FRONT AREAS NEAR SOUTH POINT ON OCRACOKE.
1000 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 ENE OCRACOKE VILLAGE 35.13N 75.92W
08/04/2021 HYDE NC PARK/FOREST SRVC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLOOD REPORT FROM 3 ENE
OCRACOKE VILLAGE. 75% OF THE OCRACOKE
CAMPGROUND IS UNDER WATER.
1000 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SW HATTERAS ISLAND FI 35.58N 75.47W
08/04/2021 DARE NC PARK/FOREST SRVC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLOOD REPORT FROM 1 SW
HATTERAS ISLAND FISHING PIER. PARTS OF
HIGHWAY 12 FLOODED IN THE TYPICAL SPOTS
INCLUDING THE PEA ISLAND SECTION OF THE
SEASHORE IN WHAT IS CALLED THE CANAL ZONE.
FLOODING ALONG THE ROADS AND ROADSIDE
DITCHES IN ALL THE VILLAGES, AND IN SOME
LOCATIONS BETWEEN THE VILLAGES. STAFF
DESCRIBED THE ROADWAY FLOODING AS VERY
DANGEROUS.
1000 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SSW CAPE HATTERAS LIG 35.24N 75.54W
08/04/2021 DARE NC PARK/FOREST SRVC
CORRECTS PREVIOUS FLOOD REPORT FROM 1 SSW
CAPE HATTERAS LIGHTHOUSE. 100% OF THE CAPE
POINT CAMPGROUND IS UNDER WATER. SIGNIFICANT
PONDING OF WATER ON SOME FLAT/POORLY DRAINED
BEACH FRONT AREAS NEAR CAPE POINT.
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HEDEN/SGK
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Earlier in the week, some of the same areas received heavy rain. This map below shows that at a 24 hour period ending at 8 AM Monday morning August 2nd, isolated areas saw more than 3" of rain! This heavy rain certainly primed the area for flooding.
Rainfall Reports Ending Monday August 2nd, 2021
Most of this heavier rainfall that fell earlier in the week fell toward the coast, which primed these areas for flooding.
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Outer Banks NC 12 (Dare County)
Credit: NC DOT |
Outer Banks NC 12 (Dare County)
Credit: NC DOT |
Outer Banks NC 12 (Dare County)
Credit: NC DOT |
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Newport, NC
Credit: Francesca Quinn. |
Morehead City, NC (Between 9th and 10th Streets on Sheperd)
Credit: Diane Bradshaw |
Morehead City, NC Arendell Street
Credit: Jessica Wratchford Poli |
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Wet Summer
After having drought conditions in the spring with wildfire concerns, beginning in June and lasting into August multiple periods of heavy rain saturated the soils. Below are some graphics which show how far above normal the rainfall has been and these graphics include the heavy rain that fell between August 3rd and 4th.
7-Day Observed Precipitation
Ending At 8 AM Thursday August 5th
Anywhere on the map in red is above 5", and the pinks indicate more than 10" fell over a 7 day period from Downeast Carteret County through Ocracoke Island. These areas are already close to sea level, so the water does not drain very fast, leading to standing water for days.
7-Day Percent Of Normal Precipitation
Ending At 8 AM Thursday August 5th
By showing the percentage of normal, you can clearly pick out precipitation extremes. Anywhere dark blue on this map is 200%+ above normal which is the majority of Eastern North Carolina. Once you get into the purples, this is 400%+ to 600%+ of normal!
30-Day Observed Precipitation
Ending At 8 AM Thursday August 5th
When looking back 30 days into early July, all of Eastern North Carolina saw in excess of 5", with a large majority receiving more than 10" of rain!
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