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A satellite view shows mud and debris near Old Fort Elementary School, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Old Fort, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2024.
The 1988 Raleigh tornado was the most destructive of the seven tornadoes reported in northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia on November 28, 1988, between 1:00 AM and 5:45 AM. The Raleigh tornado produced over $77 million in damage, along with four fatalities (two in the city of Raleigh, and two in Nash County ) and 154 injuries.
Raleigh, North Carolina: April 16, 2011 6 Tornado outbreak of April 14–16, 2011 [1] [60] EF3 Springfield, Massachusetts: June 1, 2011 3 (200 injured) 2011 New England tornado outbreak [1] [61] EF0 Tampa, Florida: February 26, 2013 0 [1] [62] EF4 Garland / Rockwall / Rowlett, Texas: December 26, 2015 10 See article on this tornado: EF1 ...
The area includes the cities of Atlanta, Georgia, and Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina. A lower severe storm threat spreads from the Florida Panhandle to southwestern Pennsylvania.
Workers survey a large section of Highway 105 that washed away because of flood waters during Tropical Storm Helene, on the outskirts of Boone, North Carolina, U.S. September 27, 2024.
Flooding in North Carolina from Tropical Storm Alberto June 14, 2006 – The remnants of Tropical Storm Alberto cross the state, producing heavy rainfall peaking at 7.16 inches (182 mm) in Raleigh ; [ 4 ] the rain causes one indirect death when a boy runs into a flooded drainage system and drowns.
The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Raleigh previously told The News & Observer that the storm could bring 1 to 3 inches of rain and sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph to the Triangle.
The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.