Flash Flood — Currituck, North Carolina

2025-07-02 · near Poplar Branch, Currituck, North Carolina

Event narrative

Broadcast media reported water on NC Route 12.

Wider weather episode

A stationary front was draped across the Mid-Atlantic early on July 2. In the afternoon, the front slowly advanced southward, serving as a focus for showers and storms across northeast North Carolina through the day. Storms were slow-moving, had high rain rates, and trained over locations for an extended duration. This led to scattered instances of flash flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1284644. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.