Flash Flood in Guilford County, North Carolina

Flash Flood June 3, 2009 · Guilford County, North Carolina

Death

$2.0M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous streets were closed in downtown Greensboro with as many as 50 to 100 water rescues performed, mainly from stalled out vehicles. Multiple buildings were flooded, with at least 10 to 15 on the UNC-Greenbsoro Campus alone. In addition, as many as two dozen businesses and government buildings were also flooded. One fatality occurred when a woman lost control of a moped and went into a creek. A police officer rescued the woman, only to have her jump back into the creek in an attempt to recover her moped.

The wider storm

Training pulse severe thunderstorms produced large hail, wind damage and severe flash flooding over downtown Greensboro as 4 to 6 inches of rain fell over the area. There were numerous road closures water rescues with one flash flood related fatality.

Began near Greensboro (36.0657, -79.8131).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 165941. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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