Flash Flood, Lincoln
- When
- April 28, 6:40 PM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln County, Iron Station
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in North Carolina, April 28 to 29, 1997
5 inches of rain fell in about 4 hours over a small part of the piedmont causing a significant flood episode. Water entered homes and virtually every stream in Iredell county was reported to have flooded.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Four to 6.5 inches of rain fell in about 4 hours over a small part of the piedmont causing a significant flood episode. Water entered homes and virtually every stream in Iredell county was reported to have flooded. Flooding persisted for many hours in parts of Gaston county. Sheep were drowned, a small earthen dam broke, mobile home parks were threatened, vehicles were flooded out and damaged, and other significant property damage occurred. No dollar amounts were available.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 113 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 23:39 UTC.
Event by event
3 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Iredell
- When
- April 28, 7:00 PM EST to April 29, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Iredell County, Statesville
- Coordinates
- 35.807, -80.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Gaston
- When
- April 28, 8:00 PM EST to April 29, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, Dallas
- Coordinates
- 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
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The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, April 28, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 28, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, April 28, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, April 28, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 28, 1997
- Flooding in Tennessee, April 28 to 29, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, April 28, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, April 28, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5592855, 5592936, 5592937.