Flood — Mecklenburg, North Carolina

2025-06-12 to 2025-06-13 · near Shopton, Mecklenburg, North Carolina

Event narrative

Although heavy rain had ended across the Charlotte area by late evening, flooding persisted along multiple streams in the south Charlotte area as flows remained elevated due to the torrential rainfall that fell earlier in the evening. All streams receded to their banks shortly after midnight.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms and small storm clusters developed across the North Carolina Piedmont during the evening. Several of these clusters moved over south Charlotte, where multiple storms moved repeatedly over the same locations. Very heavy rainfall and significant flash flooding resulted. One of the storms also produced hail over Charlotte.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1277902. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.