Flash Flood in Granville County, North Carolina

Flash Flood May 29, 2025 · Granville County, North Carolina

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Penn Avenue in Oxford was closed due to high water.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Oxford (36.3098, -78.5960).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1256455. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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