Flood — Caswell, North Carolina

2024-09-24 · near Purley, Caswell, North Carolina

Event narrative

A Facebook post submitted by a member of the public reported the intersection of Melvin Wrenn Road and Highway 86 was covered with around 6 inches of standing water due to runoff from heavy rain. No damage was reported to the road.

Wider weather episode

A warm front was situated across central Virginia and North Carolina, while a stationary front was positioned across Kentucky and West Virginia, which kept an moist airmass over much of the area. Lift across the warm front and increasing instability via diurnal heating through the day resulted in a couple of severe thunderstorms in Surry County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1219103. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.