North Carolina, 2010Flooding 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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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.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 9:30 PM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes before
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</html>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.
- 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.
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 5, 20104 deaths · 5 injured · 4 events
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New Jersey, February 5 to 6, 20102 injured · $100 million · 27 events
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Maryland, February 5 to 6, 201014 injured · $50,000 · 19 events
- Winter Storm in Ohio, February 5 to 6, 2010$6.3 million · 17 events
- Winter Storm in Delaware, February 5 to 6, 20104 injured · $1.0 million · 4 events
- Damaging Winds in Florida, February 5, 201013 injured · $8,000 · 52 kt wind · 3 events
- Winter Storm in Virginia, February 5 to 6, 2010$105,000 · 24 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 5, 2010$100,000 · 9 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, February 5 to 6, 20105 injured · 10 events
- Debris Flow in North Carolina, February 5, 2010$100,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm and Flooding in West Virginia, February 5 to 6, 2010$20,000 · 29 events
- Flooding and High Wind in Alabama, February 5, 2010$43,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
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.