Flash Flood — Northampton, North Carolina

2025-07-15 · near Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina

Event narrative

Water was rushing over North Carolina Highway 46.

Wider weather episode

A moist and unstable air mass was in place on July 15. This allowed for scattered, slow-moving storms to move across portions of interior northeast North Carolina. These storms produced heavy rain and flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1281098. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.