Flash Flood — Madison, North Carolina

2003-07-06 · near Petersburg, Madison, North Carolina

Event narrative

A section of Petersburg Road was covered with 6 feet of water near Petersburg. Several roads were flooded in and around Marshall. Mudslides also developed, one of which caused a tree to fall onto a vehicle in Grapevine, crushing the vehicle, and killing a 63-year-old woman, and injuring a 12-year-old boy. The flooding also destroyed 300 of the 1800 acres of burley tobacco crop in the county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5334516. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.