63
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$250K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Pitt County, North Carolina: 63 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #413 nationally and #16 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Pitt County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Pitt County is the 2020s, when 30 of the county's 63 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 Pitt County archive, flash flood makes up 11.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #413 for this hazard and #16 within North Carolina, putting it in the 86.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Oct is the peak month for flash flood in Pitt County with 17 recorded events, while Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2016 | ARTHUR | 0 | 1 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2025 | SIMPSON | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | GREENVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | BELL FORK | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | GREENVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | BELL FORK | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | BELL FORK | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | GREENVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | BELL FORK | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | BELL FORK | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | GREENVILLE | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Pitt County
- Thunderstorm Wind 254
- Hail 175
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Torrential rain moved across most of Pitt County during the evening of September 30th as the remnants of Tropical Storm Nicole moved north across the region. This rain fell on saturated ground from very heavy rain the previous few days. Significant flash flooding developed especially for areas from Greenville east toward Simpson. A few homes were flooded especially near Chicod Creek near Simpson. Some crops were also damaged from the flooding.
Report of parking lots under water, portions of Charles Blvd, 14th Street, Evans Street being impassable, and video of ongoing flooding along the Green Mill Run near the ECU campus was sent in from a reporter from WITN.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Pitt County, North Carolina?
63 flash flood events are recorded in Pitt County between 1996 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Pitt County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Pitt County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Pitt 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 Pitt County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/pitt-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.