Heavy Rain in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

Heavy Rain July 20, 2012 · Mecklenburg County, North Carolina

$1.1M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Around 3 inches of rain fell at the South Park Mall in a short period of time. The weight of the water caused the roof to collapse in two locations, damaging a Banana Republic and Gap Kids store. Pipes and sprinkler systems were damaged by the collapsed roof resulting in further water damage to several additional stores.

The wider storm

Slow moving showers and thunderstorms produced locally very heavy rain over the western Piedmont of North Carolina. Heavy rain caused a mix of flash flooding and less significant poor drainage issues. A local mall was also damaged after a partial roof collapse.

Began near Griffith (35.1500, -80.8300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 400405. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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