Flash Flood in Stanly County, North Carolina

Flash Flood August 5, 2025 · Stanly County, North Carolina

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

High water was reported over Nelson Mountain Road. The road was impassable.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Plyler (35.3800, -80.2600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1280451. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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