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Flash Flood — Cumberland, NC

May 29, 2025

Storms over South Carolina in association with a mid-level system tracked into central North Carolina in the afternoon and evening hours. The storms initially produced a wind damage and isolated hail threat. Thereafter, the event evolved into a flash flood threat, with training and back building storms resulting in 3 or more inches per hour rainfall rates from Albemarle to Greensboro to Burlington to Henderson.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1256421). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

Flood Risk Context for Cumberland, NC

This event is one of many recorded floods in Cumberland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.

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