Flash Flood — Wayne, North Carolina

2024-08-30 · near New Hope, Wayne, North Carolina

$5K

Property damage

Event narrative

Law enforcement reported flooded roadways in the town of New Hope.

Wider weather episode

A frontal boundary moving south from east-central Virginia into central North Carolina combined with a disturbance aloft and produced numerous showers and storms in the afternoon to late evening hours. Storms initially formed over the eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plain, congealing and tracking west-southwestward in the evening hours over the western and southern Piedmont and Sandhills. Numerous downed trees and power lines resulted, as well as flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1208788. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.