North Carolina, 2003

Flash Flood in North Carolina, June 16, 2003

June 16, 2003 · NWS GSP · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 162 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:31 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Cabarrus

When
June 16, 8:30 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where
Cabarrus County, Mt Pleasant
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
35.387, -80.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A motorist required rescue after his vehicle was swept into creek. Another motorist required rescue from his vehicle. Several trees were also washed away due to the heavy rainfall.

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.

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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: 5363776.