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Flash Flood — Orange, NC

Jul 12, 2024

A stalled frontal boundary over eastern sections of North Carolina retrograded westward during the afternoon and evening as a surface low formed along the front. Ongoing showers and storms become more numerous in the late morning and into the early evening hours. Heavy embedded storms were particularly prevalent across Wake and Orange Counties, leading to isolated flash flooding.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1197143). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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