Flash Flood — Alamance, North Carolina

2025-05-29 · near Elon College, Alamance, North Carolina

Event narrative

High water was reported on roadways in Elon.

Wider weather episode

Storms over South Carolina in association with a mid-level system tracked into central North Carolina in the afternoon and evening hours. The storms initially produced a wind damage and isolated hail threat. Thereafter, the event evolved into a flash flood threat, with training and back building storms resulting in 3 or more inches per hour rainfall rates from Albemarle to Greensboro to Burlington to Henderson.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (36.1000, -79.5000)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1256453. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.