RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Weather officials said rainfall Monday from a potential tropical cyclone generated enough rainfall at the North Carolina coast to label it a 1,000-year event.
Carolina Beach was the hardest hit with nearly 21 inches of rain on Monday while across the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, the town of Southport had 19 inches of rain. Scroll down in this story to see the rainfall totals for various areas in eastern North Carolina.
“Since much of that fell within a 12-hour period, this may have represented an event expected to occur, on average, once every 1,000 years,” the National Weather Service said…