Flash Flood in Lee County, North Carolina

Flash Flood June 16, 2025 · Lee County, North Carolina

$1K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Water over the road at Carthage Street and Wicker Street.

The wider storm

A southward moving cold front out of Virginia stalled out near the North Carolina border. Storms from the late evening on the 15th persisted into the early morning hours of the 16th along and south of the front, producing isolated flash flooding. The stalled boundary then fueled additional numerous showers and storms in the afternoon and evening hours of the 16th along small scale boundaries. Several downed trees and flash flooding was reported.

Began near Sanford (35.4755, -79.1897).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1266745. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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