Flash Flood — Currituck, North Carolina

2021-08-04 · near Corolla, Currituck, North Carolina

Event narrative

Mesonet site reported rainfall total of 6.76 inches since midnight. Rainfall total of 5.16 inches fell between 4 am and 10 am.

Wider weather episode

Showers and isolated thunderstorms associated with an area of low pressure moving northward along the coast produced heavy rain which caused flash flooding across portions of northeast North Carolina.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 980585. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.