Flash Flood, Mecklenburg
- When
- July 24, 1:30 AM EST to 3:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, Charlotte
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in North Carolina, July 24, 1997
The remnants of Hurricane Danny moved across the flood-ravaged Charlotte metro area during the early morning hours of the 24th. Additional rainfall of 2 to 3 inches aggravated the flooding problems mainly south and east of downtown Charlotte.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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.
The remnants of Hurricane Danny moved across the flood-ravaged Charlotte metro area during the early morning hours of the 24th. Additional rainfall of 2 to 3 inches aggravated the flooding problems mainly south and east of downtown Charlotte. This round of rain prompted the evacuation of some apartments near Pineville. Area roads were covered in 2 to 3 feet of water. In Monroe, bridges were covered by water and there was a partial dam failure.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:31 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Union
- When
- July 24, 1:45 AM EST to 4:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, Monroe
- Coordinates
- 34.988, -80.531 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Colorado, July 24, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, July 24 to 25, 1997
- Tornadoes in Virginia, July 24, 1997
- Flood in Alaska, July 24 to 31, 1997
- Flash Flood in Iowa, July 24, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Waterspout in North Carolina, July 24, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, July 24, 1997
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in South Dakota, July 24 to 25, 1997
- Flash Flood in West Virginia, July 24, 1997
- Heavy Rain in New York, July 24 to 25, 1997
- High Wind in North Carolina, July 24, 1997
- Flood in Iowa, July 24, 1997
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 1997
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5609232, 5609233.