Flash Flood — Surry, North Carolina

2025-08-21 · near Pilot Mtn, Surry, North Carolina

Event narrative

Carson Street in Pilot Mountain, NC is was observed flooded around 1 foot deep as runoff from heavy rain overflowed a drainage ditch across the roadway, making the road impassible to traffic. The road was reopened to traffic after the water receded.

Wider weather episode

A cluster of slow-moving thunderstorms passed across eastern Surry County and western Stokes County during the evening of August 21st. Rainfall rates within some of the stronger storms were observed to be as high as 5 inches per hour. The FLASH 3-hour ARI in the Town of King was observed to be as high as a 20-year event at 11 pm EDT, while the 3-hour QPE/FFG ratio was observed reaching 105.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277105. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.