Flash Flood, Mecklenburg
- When
- July 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, South Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in North Carolina, July 27, 1998
Up to four inches of rain fell in just a few hours during the morning of the 27th, causing flash flooding across southern Mecklenburg county and much of Union county. McAlpine Creek, McMullen Creek, and several other creeks flooded in these areas, flooding numerous streets and roads.
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.
Up to four inches of rain fell in just a few hours during the morning of the 27th, causing flash flooding across southern Mecklenburg county and much of Union county. McAlpine Creek, McMullen Creek, and several other creeks flooded in these areas, flooding numerous streets and roads. A brick wall collapsed, 52 auto accidents occurred and 6 motorist required rescue in the southern part of Mecklenburg county. One house was severely damaged and two subdivisions were flooded and cut off by high water in Union county.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 133 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:00 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Union
- When
- July 27, 7:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union County, Countywide
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- 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
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Utah, July 27, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, July 27, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, July 27, 1998
- Heat in Texas, July 27, 1998
- Wildfire in Washington, July 27 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, July 27, 1998
- Flood in Florida, July 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Tennessee, July 27 to 28, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Missouri, July 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in South Carolina, July 27, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 27, 1998
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5660870, 5660871.