Flash Flood — Stokes, North Carolina

2025-08-21 · near King, Stokes, North Carolina

Event narrative

A portion of Old NC Highway 52 was damaged by flooding in the Town of King. Several homes in the nearby area also suffered some degree of water intrusion due to the flooding.

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 1277112. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.