North Carolina, 2025

Flash Flooding in North Carolina, June 13, 2025

June 13, 2025 · NWS RAH · 9 events in 3 counties and zones

A slow moving area of low pressure across Missouri brought deep and copious moisture across the southeastern United States and the Carolinas. Scattered to numerous showers and storms developed in the early afternoon and peaked in the early evening hours before waning by the late evening.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$60,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

A slow moving area of low pressure across Missouri brought deep and copious moisture across the southeastern United States and the Carolinas. Scattered to numerous showers and storms developed in the early afternoon and peaked in the early evening hours before waning by the late evening. Storms merged with an inland penetrating sea-breeze, leading to several flash flooding reports in Moore and Stanly Counties.

The radar

The Raleigh/Durham radar (KRAX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 19:40 UTC.

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Event by event

9 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flash Flood, Orange

When
June 13, 2:39 PM EST
Where
Orange County, 2.88 mi ESE of Chapel Hill to 1.63 mi ESE of Chapel Hill
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.910, -79.020

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Flash Flood, Moore

When
June 13, 2:51 PM EST
Where
Moore County, 1.05 mi SSE of Pinehurst to 0.93 mi SE of Pinehurst
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.187, -79.470

Morganton Road at Beulah Hill Road South was closed due to flooding.

Flash Flood, Stanly

When
June 13, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Stanly County, 0.49 mi S of Porter to 0.71 mi SSE of Porter
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.263, -80.171

Flooding was reported on Matt-Neal Road.

Flash Flood, Stanly

When
June 13, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Stanly County, 1.13 mi E of Porter to 0.57 mi E of Porter
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.270, -80.150

Flooding was reported along Snuggs Road.

Flash Flood, Stanly

When
June 13, 3:30 PM EST
Where
Stanly County, 3.14 mi ENE of Porter to 3.09 mi ENE of Porter
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.290, -80.120

Flooding was reported at Indian Mound Road and Alpine Road. There were numerous other reports of flooded roads in the area east of US Highway 52 to Lake Tillery, south of Stony Gap Road and Highway 24/27.

Flash Flood, Stanly

When
June 13, 4:00 PM EST to 6:36 PM EST
Where
Stanly County, 1.37 mi NNE of Norwood to 1.23 mi NNE of Norwood
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.247, -80.117

Flooding was reported along Indian Mound Road. There were numerous other reports of flooded roads in the area east of US Highway 52 to Lake Tillery, south of Stoney Gap Road, and highway 24/27.

Flash Flood, Moore

When
June 13, 4:08 PM EST
Where
Moore County, 0.36 mi SSW of Southern Pines to 0.22 mi SSW of Southern Pines
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.175, -79.401

Flooding was reported at apartments along Southeast Service Road.

Flash Flood, Moore

When
June 13, 4:20 PM EST
Where
Moore County, 0.76 mi ESE of Pinebluff to 0.97 mi ESE of Pinebluff
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
911 Call Center
Coordinates
35.117, -79.467

North Walnut Street at North Currant Street was closed due to flooding.

Flash Flood, Moore

When
June 13, 4:25 PM EST
Where
Moore County, 0.89 mi NW of Manly to 0.76 mi NNW of Manly
Cause
Heavy Rain
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
35.190, -79.390

Flooding was reported across US Highway 1 northbound near Northeast Service Road. Social media video showed the road was impassable.

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1267418, 1265892, 1265893, 1265894, 1265895, 1267422, 1265896, 1265897, 1265898.