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Flash Flood in Johnston County, North Carolina
Flash Flood March 29, 2010 · Johnston County, North Carolina
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two teenagers drowned when their car hydroplaned, flipped and came to rest in a swollen swampy area. The vehicle was submerged. The passenger was found inside the car, with her seat belt on, while the driver's body was found by a water rescue team 150 feet away from the car.
The wider storm
Convection developed ahead of an amplified upper trough across the Tennessee Valley
while a strong southerly mid and upper level jet provided strong shear across the region. Tornadoes formed and track ahead of a developing surface low across Georgia and along a wedge front located across the western Piedmont of NC.
Began near Wilsons Mills (35.5760, -78.4451).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 219124. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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