East Coast (Hurricane Floyd): 15-16 September 1999
Tropical systems generally result in large areas of excessive precip
High intensity rainfall usually involves a boundary (terrain or meteorological) the intercepts the moist, tropical flow
Floyd was a classic case of a hurricane interacting with a polar front
Deep, tropical moisture lifted at front
Most intense precipitation just to the cool side of the front
Tar River near Tarboro, NC
In recent decades the greatest number of hurricane-related fatalities have been from inland flooding