Flash Flood in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

Flash Flood June 20, 2023 · Cabarrus County, North Carolina

$200K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency manager reported flash flooding developed in the city of Kannapolis after 4 to 5 inches of rain fell in just a few hours. Irish Buffalo Creek overflowed its banks on the west side of the city and inundated Pine St and Tiffany Dr. Around thirty people were evacuated from multiple mobile homes in this area and several of the homes were inundated and damaged.

The wider storm

Waves of showers and thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a stalled frontal zone, and in the vicinity of the Blue Ridge escarpment in response to upslope flow. The result was localized areas of heavy-to-excessive rainfall, with anywhere from 5 to 10 inches reported over a 24-36 hour period. Isolated flash flooding developed across portions of the foothills and the Piedmont.

Began near Kannapolis (35.5000, -80.6480).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1120263. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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