North Carolina, 2024

Flash Flood in North Carolina, July 20, 2024

July 20, 2024 · NWS RAH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Scattered showers and storms tracked south and east out of Virginia and into central to eastern portions of North Carolina during the afternoon to late evening hours. These storms formed ahead of a stalled frontal boundary along the North Carolina and Virginia border.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Scattered showers and storms tracked south and east out of Virginia and into central to eastern portions of North Carolina during the afternoon to late evening hours. These storms formed ahead of a stalled frontal boundary along the North Carolina and Virginia border. The storms remained below severe limits, but some isolated flash flooding was reported in Guilford County with some slow moving storms.

The radar

The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 114 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:55 UTC.

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Event by event

1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Guilford

When
July 20, 4:55 PM EST to 11:56 PM EST
Where
Guilford County, 1.28 mi SSW of Terra Cotta to 1.54 mi S of Terra Cotta
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
36.052, -79.857

The river observation at South Buffalo Creek near Pomona rose above minor flood stage.

What these are

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1197796.