Flash Flood in Wake County, North Carolina

Flash Flood August 12, 2014 – August 13, 2014 · Wake County, North Carolina

$2.5M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Multiple businesses had to be evacuated from the 1600-1800 block of Capital Boulevard. As many as 71 people had to be rescued and evacuated from businesses in this area. In addition, at the nearby intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Old Louisburg Road cars were reported flooded and stuck in the flood waters. Another car was reported stranded in the flood waters nearby at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Hodges Street. Monetary damages were estimated to be around 2-3 million dollars.

The wider storm

A cluster of showers and storms develop across the triangle region of central North Carolina. A few of these storms became severe and produced damaging wind gusts. In addition, these storms produced heavy rain, resulting in significant flash flooding in Wake and Johnston Counties.

Began near Raleigh (35.8107, -78.6332).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 541092. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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