Flash Flood — Stanly, North Carolina

2025-08-05 · near Red Cross, Stanly, North Carolina

Event narrative

Flooding was reported across Bethel Church Road. The road was impassable.

Wider weather episode

A weak trough to the west, moving into the Tennessee and Ohio Valley regions, brought several upper-level disturbances across western portions of central North Carolina. Within a broad area of very anomalous moisture, several instances of flash flooding were reported across Stanly County during the afternoon hours.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1280449. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.