List of wettest tropical cyclones in the United States
North Carolina
Heavy rains accompany tropical cyclones and their remnants which move northeast from the Gulf of Mexico coastline, as well as inland from the western subtropical Atlantic ocean.

List of wettest tropical cyclones in the United States

Section Title: North Carolina
Table Section Text: Heavy rains accompany tropical cyclones and their remnants which move northeast from the Gulf of Mexico coastline, as well as inland from the western subtropical Atlantic ocean.

Precipitation	Storm	Location	Ref.

Rank	mm	in

1	912.6	35.93	Florence 2018	Elizabethtown

2	611.1	24.06	Floyd 1999	Southport 5 N

3	602.7	23.73	Mid-July Hurricane 1916	Altapass

4	598.7	23.57	Frances 2004	Mount Mitchell

5	524.5	20.65	Mid-Aug Hurricane 1940	Idlewild

6	505.7	19.91	Dennis 1999	Ocracoke

7	482.1	18.98	Diana 1984	Southport 5 N

8	481.3	18.95	Matthew 2016	Evergreen

9	444.5	17.50	Ophelia 2005	Oak Island Water Treatment Plant

10	431.8	17.00	Ivan 2004	Cruso

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Florence dropped a total of 35.93 inches of rain in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, becoming the wettest tropical cyclone recorded in the Carolinas.

final_sentence: Florence dropped a total of 35.93 inches of rain in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, becoming the wettest tropical cyclone recorded in the Carolinas.