North Carolina, 2025Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in North Carolina, July 2, 2025
July 2, 2025 · NWS AKQ · 7 events in 3 counties and zones
A stationary front was draped across the Mid-Atlantic early on July 2. In the afternoon, the front slowly advanced southward, serving as a focus for showers and storms across northeast North Carolina through the day.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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A stationary front was draped across the Mid-Atlantic early on July 2. In the afternoon, the front slowly advanced southward, serving as a focus for showers and storms across northeast North Carolina through the day. Storms were slow-moving, had high rain rates, and trained over locations for an extended duration. This led to scattered instances of flash flooding.
What forecasters said that day
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NWS Wakefield, VA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 2, 1:39 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 1:39 PM EST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 2, 12:56 PM EST, 1 hour 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
156 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0137 PM Flash Flood 2 NNW Triplet 36.64N 77.78W
07/02/2025 Brunswick VA Dept of Highways
Water over road with lane closures on Route
672 Triplet Road near Western Mill Road.
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MRDSpecial weather statement, Jul 2, 1:07 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Wakefield VA
207 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025
NCZ015>017-021900-
Pasquotank NC-Camden NC-Western Currituck NC-
207 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CAMDEN...
SOUTHEASTERN PASQUOTANK AND EAST CENTRAL CURRITUCK COUNTIES THROUGH
300 PM EDT...
At 207 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Shiloh, or near Camden, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Reduced visibility and minor flooding
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Camden, southeastern Pasquotank and east central Currituck Counties,
including the following locations... Bob White Fork, Belcross, Poplar
Branch, Symonds Creek, Aydlett, Jarvisburg, Barco, Coinjock, Riddle,
and Texas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3635 7620 3643 7590 3631 7585 3629 7585
3629 7584 3628 7584 3627 7583 3619 7580
3618 7625
TIME...MOT...LOC 1807Z 257DEG 14KT 3630 7608
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MillerLocal storm report, Jul 2, 1:17 PM EST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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- When
- July 2, 2:43 PM EST
- Where
- Currituck County, 1.27 mi SSW of Corolla to 1.37 mi SSW of Corolla
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 36.362, -75.826
A trained spotter reported standing water on Route 12 south of Corolla. Water was two to three inches deep on a few sections of the road.
Flash Flood, Pasquotank
- When
- July 2, 3:06 PM EST
- Where
- Pasquotank County, 0.56 mi E of Elizabeth City to 0.54 mi E of Elizabeth City
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -76.220
Broadcast media relayed a picture showing a flooded neighborhood intersection in Elizabeth City.
Flash Flood, Currituck
- When
- July 2, 3:35 PM EST
- Where
- Currituck County, 1.48 mi SSW of Corolla to 1.36 mi S of Corolla
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.359, -75.827
The public reported street flooding and vehicles stranded on NC Route 12.
Flash Flood, Currituck
- When
- July 2, 3:37 PM EST
- Where
- Currituck County, 4.39 mi ENE of Poplar Branch to 4.35 mi ENE of Poplar Branch
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -75.805
Broadcast media reported water on NC Route 12.
Flash Flood, Currituck
- When
- July 2, 3:40 PM EST
- Where
- Currituck County, 5.44 mi E of Grandy to 5.48 mi E of Grandy
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.251, -75.782
There were multiple public reports of flooding, received via waze, on NC Route 12 adjacent to the Pine Island Airport.
Flash Flood, Bertie
- When
- July 2, 4:45 PM EST
- Where
- Bertie County, 3.45 mi N of Ellis Store to 3.49 mi N of Ellis Store
- Cause
- Heavy Rain
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 36.020, -76.880
Public report via waze of water on US Route 17 northeast of Windsor.
Heavy Rain, Currituck
- When
- July 2, 6:22 PM EST
- Where
- Currituck County, 0.89 mi NW of Waterlily
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 36.390, -75.930
A rainfall total of 2.65 inches was reported since just after 2pm at a Tempest station in Waterlily.
- 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.
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1284641, 1284642, 1284643, 1284644, 1284645, 1284646, 1288491.