A small MCS developed northwest of Charlotte. The cluster of thunderstorms intensified as it moved across the Charlotte metropolitan area, causing wind damage as well as some flash flooding on the southeast side of the city and into Union County, NC.
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The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
A small MCS developed northwest of Charlotte. The cluster of thunderstorms intensified as it moved across the Charlotte metropolitan area, causing wind damage as well as some flash flooding on the southeast side of the city and into Union County, NC.
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 Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 12, 9:35 AM EST, 55 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Greer radar (KGSP), 142 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 15:31 UTC.
3 lightning, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Lightning struck a home on Willie McLeod Rd, igniting a fire that caused significant damage.
Lightning struck a barn on Rocky Springs Rd, igniting a fire that destroyed the structure and its contents.
Lightning struck at a church on Mazeppa Rd, injuring a man and damaging some equipment.
Trees were blown down in and around Huntersville. A tree fell on an occupied vehicle on Sandowne Lane, about 3.5 miles northwest of Huntersville.
The canopy of a gas station collapsed at the intersection of Independence Blvd and Margaret Wallace Rd and several trees were blown down in and around Mint Hill.
Trees were blown down on Stough Rd.
Apartments were flooded on Teal Point Dr due to Edwards Branch overflowing its banks. Also, McMullen Creek overflowed and flooded Lincrest Place and Sam Newell Rd was flooded by Irvin Creek.
Several stream gauges on Goose Creek went well above flood stage. Impacts included flooding of State Rd 1524 and a few other roads northeast of Indian Trail.
Flooding continued in the Goose Creek Basin through the evening, and progressed downstream to Fairview, where additional flooding developed near the highway 218 and 601 junction.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in North Carolina in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, July 2010
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: 252686, 249694, 252688, 252696, 249693, 250209, 250211, 250216, 250221, 250225.