North Carolina, 2010Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 13 to 14, 2010
July 13 to 14, 2010 · NWS RAH · 10 events in 8 counties and zones
Strong to severe storms developed across central North Carolina as an upper level trough moved through the region. The Triad also experienced minor flash flooding in which an indirect fatality occurred when a infant drowned in a flooded creek.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $9,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
Strong to severe storms developed across central North Carolina as an upper level trough moved through the region. The Triad also experienced minor flash flooding in which an indirect fatality occurred when a infant drowned in a flooded creek.
Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- July 13, 5:00 PM EST to 5:15 PM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, 1.47 mi ENE of Stanleyville to 1.37 mi NNW of Walkertown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 36.208, -80.256
A couple of trees were blown down along a swath from near Stanleyville to near Walkertown.
Thunderstorm Wind, Forsyth
- When
- July 13, 5:45 PM EST
- Where
- Forsyth County, 0.52 mi SSW of Waughtown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.063, -80.223
A tree was blown down near the intersection of Aureole Street and Urban Street.
Thunderstorm Wind, Guilford
- When
- July 13, 6:14 PM EST to 6:48 PM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, 0.44 mi N of Guilford to 2.04 mi NW of Greensboro May Arpt
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.086, -79.900
Several trees were blown down across the city of Greensboro.
Thunderstorm Wind, Anson
- When
- July 13, 6:15 PM EST
- Where
- Anson County, 1.63 mi N of Peachland
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
- Coordinates
- 35.004, -80.270
Two trees were blown down near the intersection of Deep Spring Church Road and German Hills Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Alamance
- When
- July 13, 7:10 PM EST
- Where
- Alamance County, 0.69 mi S of Mebane
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.090, -79.280
Several trees were blown down across the city of Mebane.
Thunderstorm Wind, Randolph
- When
- July 13, 7:15 PM EST to 7:30 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph County, 0.56 mi E of Seagrove to 1.49 mi NNE of Whynot
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.530, -79.770
A couple of trees and powerlines blown down across the city of Seagrove. Also, a tree was blown down onto a house on Fork Creek Mill Road.
Thunderstorm Wind, Orange
- When
- July 13, 7:35 PM EST to 7:45 PM EST
- Where
- Orange County, 0.56 mi W of Cheeks Xrds to 0.56 mi E of Schley
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.070, -79.230
Several trees were blown down along a swath from just west of Hillsborough to near Schley. Also, a roof was blown off of a barn south of Caldwell.
Thunderstorm Wind, Durham
- When
- July 13, 8:10 PM EST to 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Durham County, 0.69 mi N of Weaver to 2.34 mi ENE of Oak Grove
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.060, -78.870
Several trees were blown down across the city of Gorman.
Flash Flood, Davidson
- When
- July 13, 8:45 PM EST to 11:15 PM EST
- Where
- Davidson County, 0.89 mi SE of Lexington to 0.73 mi W of Lexington
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 35.810, -80.260
Numerous roads were flooded in the Lexington area. Water from a swollen creek flooded a home near the intersection of Union Street and Westside Drive. Also, an infant drowned when his mother's car went off the road, struck a concrete culvert and went down a steep embankment. The car landed upside down in a swollen creek. The infant's safety seat was pushed out of the car by rushing water. The infant's body was found about 200 feet downstream from the car.
Flash Flood, Guilford
- When
- July 13, 10:00 PM EST to July 14, 1:45 AM EST
- Where
- Guilford County, 1.49 mi NNE of Greensboro to 1.6 mi NNE of Greensboro
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 36.090, -79.790
Several roads were completely flooded in the Latham Park area. One vehicle became stranded in the flooded waters on Cridland Road.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- 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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- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 13, 2010$125,000 · 1 in hail · 15 events
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, July 13, 2010$210,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Dakota, July 13, 2010$110,000 · 61 kt wind · 11 events
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 13, 2010$130,000 · 5 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in West Virginia, July 13, 2010$130,000 · 65 kt wind · 4 events
- Flash Flood in Ohio, July 13, 2010$150,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strike in Indiana, July 13, 2010$100,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Alabama, July 13, 2010$51,000 · 60 kt wind · 9 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 251438, 251439, 251444, 251446, 251448, 251450, 251456, 251460, 251477, 251481.