Aug 19, 2010
Thunderstorms developed along a stationary front over the western North Carolina piedmont during the early morning hours. The training storms produced very heavy rain from Shelby to the Charlotte metro area, which resulted in flash flooding. Later in the day thunderstorms again developed over the region. The storms produced more flash flooding over the North Carolina piedmont, northeast of Charlotte. A couple of the storms became pulse severe, producing a little wind damage.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 258252). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cleveland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.