Aug 19, 2010
A series of mid-level trough and upper level disturbances moved across central North Carolina as a moisten laden airmass remained in place. With several locations having received heavy rainfall earlier in the week, additional rainfall of 3 to 6 inches produced flash flooding over the Southwest Piedmont.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 257197). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Stanly County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.