91
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$741K
Property damage
Flash Flood in Durham County, North Carolina: 91 recorded events between 1996 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #209 nationally and #7 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Flash Flood in Durham County, North Carolina: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for flash flood in Durham County is the 2020s, when 33 of the county's 91 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 Durham County archive, flash flood makes up 17.8% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #209 for this hazard and #7 within North Carolina, putting it in the 93.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for flash flood in Durham County with 21 recorded events, while Feb 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2025 | WEST DURHAM | 0 | $100K |
| Jul 10, 2025 | DURHAM | 0 | $2K |
| Jul 7, 2025 | BRAGGTOWN | 0 | $100K |
| Jun 28, 2025 | GENLEE | 0 | $20K |
| Jun 28, 2025 | EAST DURHAM | 0 | $20K |
| May 30, 2025 | ORANGE FACTORY | 0 | $0 |
| May 30, 2025 | ROUGEMONT | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | WEST DURHAM | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | WEST DURHAM | 0 | $15K |
| Sep 27, 2024 | FEW | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Four inches of rain fell over Durham in two and a half hours. The heavy rain flooded some of the units at Eagle Point Apartments on East Pilot Street and Francesca's Cafe on 9th Street. Cars were partially submerged at the Wellons Village Shopping Center near Miami Boulevard and five vehicles were stranded in flood waters at the intersection of Garrett Road and Old Chapel Hill Road.
Numerous roads were closed due to flooding in the Durham area. Cabin Creek just north of Durham flooded several areas including Highway 501 between Smith Drive and Northern High School. The Ponds Dam overflowed near Tracey Trail Road and Highway 501. This caused extensive flooding of the Eden Lake subdivision. Several homes experienced up to two feet of water in them.
Widespread flooding was reported throughout the city of Durham, NC, including roads closed, water coming up through manhole covers and trash cans floating in the street. Some roads which were reported to be flooded included; the intersection of Neal road and Wildberry Lane, the intersection of United States Highway 15/501 and Hillsborough Road, Hillandale Road and Carver Road. In addition, cars were reported to be floating near I-85 and the Durham freeway, Hillandale Road and Carver Road, and Morreene Steet. Flooding also collapsed a roof at an apartment complex off of Crest Street.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many flash flood events are on record in Durham County, North Carolina?
91 flash flood events are recorded in Durham County between 1996 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest flash flood recorded in Durham County?
The strongest flash flood on record in Durham County measured 0.
Where does the flash flood data for Durham 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 Durham County, North Carolina.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/north-carolina/durham-county/flash-flood/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.