Jul 13, 2022
A mid-level disturbance and surface trough draped from western North Carolina into south-central Virginia led to development of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms across the northwest Piedmont in the late afternoon. These storms tracked east-southeast during the mid to late-evening hours, tapering off by late evening. The storms over Orange and Durham Counties produced flash flooding around Chapel Hill and Durham.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1047635). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Orange County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.