Aug 30, 2024
A frontal boundary moving south from east-central Virginia into central North Carolina combined with a disturbance aloft and produced numerous showers and storms in the afternoon to late evening hours. Storms initially formed over the eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plain, congealing and tracking west-southwestward in the evening hours over the western and southern Piedmont and Sandhills. Numerous downed trees and power lines resulted, as well as flash flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1208777). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Randolph County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.