North Carolina, 2022Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, July 19, 2022
July 19, 2022 · NWS GSP · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $500
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. A couple of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts. Slow-moving storm cells also produced locally excessive rainfall in Union County.
Thunderstorm Wind, Polk
- When
- July 19, 3:45 PM EST
- Where
- Polk County, 0.56 mi E of Mill Spg
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.300, -82.160
County comms reported a couple of trees blown down in the Mill Spring area.
Thunderstorm Wind, Henderson
- When
- July 19, 4:12 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, 0.71 mi WSW of Valley Hill
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.297, -82.492
County comms reported multiple trees blown down off Finley Cove Rd.
Thunderstorm Wind, Gaston
- When
- July 19, 5:40 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston County, 0.69 mi S of Dallas
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- 911 Call Center
- Coordinates
- 35.310, -81.180
County comms reported multiple trees blown down in Dallas and vicinity.
Flash Flood, Union
- When
- July 19, 7:20 PM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union County, 3.42 mi WNW of Indian Trail Arpt to 2.08 mi WNW of Indian Trail Arpt
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Property damage
- $500
- Reported by
- River/Stream Gage
- Coordinates
- 35.134, -80.638
Stream gauges indicated Goose Creek exceeded its established flood stage after 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain fell in the headwaters in just a couple of hours. Stevens Mill Rd along with a few other roads were inundated in the Indian Trail area.
- 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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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: 1050253, 1050254, 1050265, 1053835.