Flash Flood in Warren County, North Carolina

Flash Flood September 1, 2020 · Warren County, North Carolina

Death

$10K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Flash flooding was reported at the intersection of Ridgeway Drewry Road and Bloomsbury Road. A car drove into the flood water and a person was swept away and drowned while trying to escape.

The wider storm

Flash flooding that originated on August 31st continued across portions of the northeast Piedmont and central Coastal Plain of central North Carolina during the early morning hours of September 1st. Rainfall amounts of up to 11 inches were reported across this area, resulting in lingering flash flooding.

Began near Drewry (36.4547, -78.2646).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 935707. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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