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Flood — Yadkin, NC

Jan 9, 2024

A deep, negatively tilted upper level trough and associated occluded front passed from the central Mississippi River Valley on January 9th toward the lower New England region by the morning of the 10th. Strong southerly wind flow ahead of the upper trough carried deep moisture from the Gulf of Mexico northward into the Carolinas and the lower Mid-Atlantic. Precipitable water values ranged from 1.2 inches to nearly 1.5 inches across northwest North Carolina by early afternoon on the 9th, or anywh

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1157558). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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