Flash Flood — Moore, North Carolina

2025-07-06 to 2025-07-07 · near Midtown, Moore, North Carolina

$10K

Property damage

Event narrative

The public reported an impassable roadway with rapidly-flowing water covering US 15-501 in Southern Pines.

Wider weather episode

Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall over northeastern South Carolina during the morning hours of July 6. The remnants of Chantal then tracked west-northwest into portions of central North Carolina, stalling out over the area before tracking east-northeast into Virginia by the 7th of July. Catastrophic flash flooding occurred from record rainfall of up to 11 inches in some spots of the Piedmont, included 6 flash flood fatalities across Chatham, Alamance, and Orange Counties. Widespread flooding particularly affected the counties of Orange, Chatman, and Moore. Four EF-1 tornadoes also touched down over portions Lee, Chatham, Alamance, and Orange Counties. Preliminary loss estimates across central North Carolina exceeded 40 million.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280381. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.