Flash Flood, Union
- When
- September 3, 4:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, Monroe
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 34.988, -80.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in North Carolina, September 3 to 4, 1998
Duration rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Earl caused some flooding problems in the Southern Piedmont. In Union County, 10 to 15 roads were closed at one point - some in non-flood-prone areas.
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.
Duration rain from the remnants of Tropical Storm Earl caused some flooding problems in the Southern Piedmont. In Union County, 10 to 15 roads were closed at one point - some in non-flood-prone areas. A couple of cars were washed off the road during the height of the flooding. In the southern part of Charlotte, roads and streets were flooded in the typical areas. High water lingered in both counties until at least 9 am the next morning.
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 128 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:01 UTC.
Event by event
2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Mecklenburg
- When
- September 3, 11:00 PM EST to September 4, 2:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg County, 5 mi S of Charlotte
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (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
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, September 3, 1998
- Tornado in Georgia, September 3, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, September 3, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, September 3, 1998
- Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 3 to 4, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 3, 1998
- High Wind in Georgia, September 3, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, September 3, 1998
- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, September 3 to 4, 1998
- High Wind in Florida, September 3, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, September 3, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Florida, September 3, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5667707, 5667708.