North Carolina, 2010

Flooding in North Carolina, February 5 to 6, 2010

February 5 to 6, 2010 · NWS RAH · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Heavy rain falling across portions of Central North Carolina resulted in minor flooding across several counties along with a number of road closures.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 RAH wrote it up.

Heavy rain falling across portions of Central North Carolina resulted in minor flooding across several counties along with a number of road closures.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Raleigh, NC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 4, 9:30 PM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.

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Event by event

5 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Johnston

When
February 5, 12:00 AM EST to February 6, 5:00 AM EST
Where
Johnston County, Archers Lodge to 1.59 mi ENE of Archers Lodge
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
35.680, -78.380

Heavy rain resulted in widespread minor flooding across the county. Several roads were closed due to flooding including the intersection of Covered Bridge Road and Buffalo Road.

Flood, Anson

When
February 5, 9:00 PM EST to February 6, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Anson County, Wadesboro to 1.51 mi W of Peachland
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.970, -80.100

Heavy rain resulted in widespread minor flooding resulting in the closure of several roads including Brown Creek Church Road, Lockhart Road, and side roads along Highway 52.

Flood, Montgomery

When
February 5, 9:00 PM EST to February 6, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Montgomery County, Mt Gilead to 1.43 mi ESE of Mt Gilead
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
35.220, -80.020

Heavy rain resulted in minor flooding across the county. Flood waters resulted in the closure of several roads including Chip Road and Lilly Bridge Road to Brickyard Road.

Flood, Richmond

When
February 5, 11:00 PM EST to February 6, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Richmond County, 2.46 mi W of Cordova to 1.85 mi WSW of Ellerbe
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.900, -79.873

Heavy rain resulted in minor flooding across the county. Flood waters resulted in the closure of several roads including Grassy Island Road, Peedee Church Road, John Ussery Road, Highway 1 at Bear Branch Road, and Mill Road near Hannah Pickett Avenue.

Flood, Stanly

When
February 5, 11:00 PM EST to February 6, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Stanly County, 0.53 mi N of Misenheimer to 3.56 mi WSW of Halls Ferry Jct
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
35.488, -80.300

Heavy rain resulted in widespread minor flooding across the county. Several roads were closed due to flooding including Matton Grove Road at Wesley Chaple road, Mountain View Church Road and East Park Road. Hill Ford Bridge at Hill View Road was also under water.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 216670, 216666, 216667, 216668, 216669.