50
Recorded events
2
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$163K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Wayne County, North Carolina: 50 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #606 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Wayne County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Wayne County is the 2020s, when 19 of the county's 50 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 Wayne County archive, flash flood makes up 9.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #606 for this hazard and #27 within North Carolina, putting it in the 80.3 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Aug is the peak month for flash flood in Wayne County with 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 1999 | COUNTYWIDE | 0 | 2 | 0 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2025 | GOLDSBORO | 0 | $20K |
| Aug 2, 2025 | GOLDSBORO | 0 | $20K |
| Aug 2, 2025 | MT OLIVE | 0 | $20K |
| Sep 27, 2024 | ADAMSVILLE | 0 | $50K |
| Sep 27, 2024 | GOLDSBORO | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 30, 2024 | ROSEWOOD | 0 | $5K |
| Aug 30, 2024 | ADAMSVILLE | 0 | $20K |
| Aug 30, 2024 | NEW HOPE | 0 | $5K |
| Aug 30, 2024 | ADAMSVILLE | 0 | $5K |
| Aug 8, 2024 | NAHUNTA | 0 | $3K |
Other hazards here
More from Wayne County
- Thunderstorm Wind 290
- Hail 124
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
One car was reported stranded in high water along Berkeley Boulevard. A pickup truck was also reported to be stranded in high water. The driver of the truck drove into a low spot in the Staples parking lot off of Berkeley Boulevard and the truck was submerged up to the windows.
An estimated four to six inches of rain fell in less than two hours over Mount Olive. Most streets in town were covered with water. The Piggy Wiggly supermarket had to be closed so that people could retrieve their vehicles from the flooded parking lot. A couple of people were stranded and water rose to the bottom of the driver's side window on some cars. Water made it into a few businesses, and a sinkhole opened up on one road. A driveway on Crest Drive was washed away as well.
Tropical moisture left behind by the remnants of Dennis, produced training bands of strong thunderstorms. These dropped several more inches of rainfall onto already saturated ground and full creeks. The result was widespread flooding of roads and adjacent communities.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Wayne County, North Carolina?
50 flash flood events are recorded in Wayne County between 1996 and 2025, causing 2 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Wayne County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Wayne County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Wayne 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 Wayne County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/wayne-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.