Flash Flood in Orange County, North Carolina

Flash Flood July 9, 2025 – July 10, 2025 · Orange County, North Carolina

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Chapel Hill police reported flooding at the intersection of Bennett Road and Mt. Carmel Church Road.

The wider storm

A weak trough of low pressure over the Ohio and Tennessee valley region was in place, along with very anomalous moisture over the Carolinas. Scattered showers and storms over the Appalachians become widespread as they moved into central North Carolina in the evening and overnight hours. Numerous wind and flash flooding reports were recorded over the region.

Began near Chapel Hill (35.8870, -79.0583).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1280231. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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