Flash Flood — Hoke, North Carolina

2018-09-17 · near Silver City, Hoke, North Carolina

Event narrative

Antecedent wet conditions from Florence combined with additional heavy rain from

the thunderstorms resulted in several flooded roads within the Raeford city limits.

Wider weather episode

As remnants of Florence lifted north of the area, scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon due to strong differential heating within the pronounced mid-level dry slot, east of the center of the circulation. Two thunderstorms produced some scattered thunderstorm wind damage, along with some isolated flash flooding due to the wet antecedent conditions.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 786345. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.