Sep 17, 2024
A stationary front draped east to west across northern North Carolina provided the focus for training showers and thunderstorms during the evening of the 17th. Winds were from the east along the North Carolina & Virginia state border around high pressure centered over New England. The easterly windflow carried moist Atlantic air across Stokes and Rockingham Counties, with precipitable water values ranging from 1.5 to 1.7 inches during the evening. Several rounds of showers and storms passed a
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1218694). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Stokes County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.