Flash Flood — Caldwell, North Carolina

2024-01-09 · near Valmead, Caldwell, North Carolina

$5K

Property damage

Event narrative

Ham radio operator and the public (via Social Media) reported a couple of unnamed tributaries overflowed their banks on the northeast side of Lenoir. Floodwater was reportedly entering a residence at Pennell St NW and Plantation Dr. Just northeast of this location, Cottrell Hill Rd was inundated by water from another stream.

Wider weather episode

A major/complex frontal system brought widespread rain with embedded thunderstorms to western North Carolina, mainly during the afternoon of the 9th. Widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches (with locally higher amounts) in around 12 hours resulted in numerous reports of flooding. Isolated severe thunderstorms also resulted in a number of damaging wind gusts reports over the Piedmont, along with an EF1 tornado that impacted portions of Catawba and Iredell Counties.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1161015. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.