Mecklenburg storm history

Hundreds of trees were blown down, with dozens of trees down on homes, vehicles, and power lines. Two fatalities were attributed to falling trees. Frequent gusts up to 50 to 60 mph occurred, with occasional gusts of 70 mph.

Emergency manager and media reported numerous trees blown down in the Dilworth and Elizabeth neighborhoods of Charlotte, with trees down on about a dozen homes. One tree was blown down on a house on Idlewood Circle that killed an occupant and seriously injured another. Other sour…

A mother and daughter drowned when they attempted to wade through a rain-swollen tributary of Irvins Creek, about 9 miles southeast of Center City Charlotte. The approximate time of death was 1:30 pm EST (or 2:30 pm EDT).

Gusty winds from a thunderstorm caused choppy waters to develop on Lake Norman, resulting in the drowning of a 17-year-old and an 11-year-old boy.

Gusty winds toppled a large tree, which fell on a vehicle at the corner of East Bvd and Asheville Place. The impact killed the 53-year-old woman driving the vehicle.

Three people were killed and another injured when lightning struck a large oak tree, which then fell on and crushed the vehicle they were sitting in. Two other vehicles were damaged by the fallen tree.

Emergency management and a stream gauge and reported flash flooding developed in the Mountain Island Lake area ater extremely heavy rainfall occurred across the headwaters of the Catawba River in the mountains and foothills over a three day period. More than a hundred homes and n…

Around 3 inches of rain fell at the South Park Mall in a short period of time. The weight of the water caused the roof to collapse in two locations, damaging a Banana Republic and Gap Kids store. Pipes and sprinkler systems were damaged by the collapsed roof resulting in further …

A major flash flood event developed in the Charlotte metro area after 4-7 inches of rain fell in about a three hour period. Most of the streams in the city overflowed their banks at some point, including Sugar Creek, Little Sugar Creek, McMullen Creek, Stewart Creek, Irwin Creek,…

Severe flash flooding developed along Briar Creek in east Charlotte. Numerous cars were submerged on Independence Bvd, with some rescues required. Numerous evacuations were required of homes and apartments along the creek, as water entered dozens of structures. Uninsured losses i…

Emergency manager and stream gauges reported flash flooding developed in south Charlotte, mainly along Little Sugar Creek and Little Hope Creek after 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in just a couple of hours. Little Hope Creek overflowed its banks and inundated part of Mockingbird Lan…

Media reported a tree blown down on a car near Selwyn Ave. Public reported (via Social Media) power lights blown off lines on South Blvd north of I-485. Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage in the Providence community.

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage on Crescent Dr.

Public reported nickel size hail.

Public reported 3/4 inch hail.

Stream gauges and the media reported flash flooding developed across south Charlotte after 2.5 to 5 inches of rain fell across the area due to slow-moving, repeating thunderstorms. Most of the major streams in this part of the city overflowed their banks and inundated adjacent ro…

Although heavy rain had ended across the Charlotte area by late evening, flooding persisted along multiple streams in the south Charlotte area as flows remained elevated due to the torrential rainfall that fell earlier in the evening. All streams receded to their banks shortly af…

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage.

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage.

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing an outage between University City Blvd and East WT Harris Blvd.

Utility company reported a couple of trees blown down on power lines in southwest Charlotte.

Public reported multiple trees blown down, some across roads from the Catawba River to the area around Youngblood Rd and McKee Rd.

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines near the intersection of Wilgrove-Mint Hill Rd and Truelight Church Rd.

The ASOS at Charlotte Douglas Airport measured a wind gust of 59 mph, or 51 knots. Public reported trees uprooted near Uptown.

Gauges across the city of Charlotte indicated flash flooding developed along multiple streams across the eastern part of the city after 4 to 7 inches fell across the county over two days, with 1-2 inches of that falling in less than three hours on the morning of the 27th. Mallard…

Utility company reported several trees blown down, some of which fell onto power lines in the area just west of Concord Mills.

Multiple sources reported flash flooding developed across the Charlotte area after 4.5 to 6 inches of rain fell across Mecklenburg County in association with the remnants of Tropical Cyclone Debby. A gauge on McMullen Creek exceeded flood stage, indicating inundation of Addison D…

Ham radio operator reported two trees blown down along Gilead Rd.

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines along Monroe Rd near McMullen Creek and additional trees on power lines in the Matthews/Pineville area. Emergency manager also reported a tree blown down on a vehicle at Pineville-Matthews Rd and Baybrook Lane.

Stream gauges indicated flash flooding developed across the north side of Charlotte after 2 to 3 inches of rain fell in just a couple of hours. A gauge on Irwin Creek exceeded its established flood stage in the Statesville Ave area. Mallard Creek overflowed its banks in the north…

Public reported multiple trees blown down near uptown Charlotte, including on Berkshire Rd. Minor roof damage was also reported to a warehouse facility off North Graham St.

Spotter reported multiple large tree limbs blown down around the UNC-Charlotte campus.

Ham radio operator reported trees down on Oak Hollow Dr at Long Pine with a house damaged by a downed tree.

Although heavy rain ended across Charlotte and vicinity during early evening, stream gauges indicated several streams remained out of their banks, flooding multiple roads. Most water had receded in most areas by mid-evening.