May 27, 2022
Two rounds of severe weather moved through central NC on the 27th of May tied to a deep upper-level low pressure system over the Mid-Mississippi and Ohio Valleys and an approaching cold front from the Tennessee Valley. The first round of storms was focused along a low-level moisture transport axis in the morning, producing strong straight line winds across the northern half of central North Carolina, along with flash flooding concerns over the western Piedmont and urban areas in the northeast Pi
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1029189). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wake County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.