Flood in Rowan County, North Carolina

Flood June 5, 2025 · Rowan County, North Carolina

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Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency manager reported stream flooding developed in areas south of Rockwell after 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell across the area over a period of 4 to 6 hours. Klums Creek overflowed its banks and inundated Old Beatty Ford Rd. Water from a tributary inundated another portion of Old Beatty Ford near Emanual Church Rd. Another tributary overflowed onto Gin Rd near Eller Rd. Water also reportedly covered other roads in the area.

The wider storm

Widespread showers and embedded thunderstorms developed across the North Carolina Piedmont during the morning in the vicinity of a weak frontal boundary. An area of flooding developed across southern Rowan County in response to 2.5 to 4 inches of rain falling over several hours.

Began near Rockwell (35.5450, -80.4130).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1279417. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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