Flash Flood — Montgomery, North Carolina

2021-09-22 · near Biscoe, Montgomery, North Carolina

Event narrative

Multiple Roads near Biscoe where reported to be impassable due to flash flooding.

Wider weather episode

Several clusters of showers and thunderstorms moved across the western Piedmont and western Sandhills as a plume of tropical moisture advected into the area from the south in advance of a strong cold front. This resulted in multiple reported of flash flooding from heavy rain across portions of the southern Piedmont and western Sandhills, along with a severe wind gust in Chatham County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 984488. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.