66
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.4M
Property damage
Flash Flood in Pender County, North Carolina: 66 recorded events between 1996 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #382 nationally and #13 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Pender County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Pender County is the 2010s, when 36 of the county's 66 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Pender County archive, flash flood makes up 14.9% of all recorded severe weather across 12 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #382 for this hazard and #13 within North Carolina, putting it in the 87.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Sep is the peak month for flash flood in Pender County with 30 recorded events, while Dec is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2018 | SCOTTS HILL | 0 | 1 | 0 | $5.0M |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2024 | ATKINSON | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 11, 2024 | ATKINSON | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 9, 2024 | ROOKS | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 9, 2024 | ATKINSON | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | SHELTER NECK | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 8, 2024 | BELLS XRDS | 0 | $1K |
| Aug 31, 2023 | BELLS XRDS | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | SLOOP PT | 0 | $5K |
| Sep 16, 2018 | SCOTTS HILL | 0 | $150K |
| Sep 15, 2018 | SCOTTS HILL | 0 | $5.0M |
Other hazards here
More from Pender County
- Thunderstorm Wind 151
- Hail 126
- Tornado 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hwy 53 closed near Horse Branch Rd. Point Casell Road closed at Hwy 53. Hwy 210 impassable. Flooding was reported on Hwy 17 a few miles south of Hampstead. Hwy 50 closed on the Pender/Onslow county line. Horse Branch Rd closed near the Penderlea Hwy. Multiple rescues in Western Pender County. Thirty five people were rescued from vehicles and structures. I-40 was impassable from Exit 408 and the Pender/New Hanover county line. Johnson Avenue impassable north of Watha. Hwy 421 impassable near Point Caswell Rd. Highsmith Rd flooded near Burgaw. A man drove into floodwaters and died.
Heavy rains from Hurricane Floyd accumulated around 20 inches and caused the worst flooding in county history. High water closed many roads and inundated low-lying areas for weeks. The NE Cape Fear River, Black Rivers and many smaller creeks flooded. Highway I-40 was closed, as were NC 210 and NC 53. Around 600 people were rescued from the flood waters.
Rains from Hurricane Dennis inundated Eastern Pender, New Hanover and Eastern Brunswick Couinties with 6 to 9 inches of rain that caused ponding of water on roadways up to 10 inches deep, mostly during the pre-dawn hours. There were few accidents and little damage reported, as hurricane warnings were in effect and the flooding subsided during the early morning as Dennis moved away from the area.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Pender County, North Carolina?
66 flash flood events are recorded in Pender County between 1996 and 2024, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Pender County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Pender County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Pender County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Flash Flood in Pender County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/pender-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.