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Flash Flood — Caldwell, NC

Aug 9, 2012

Flood Cause
Heavy Rain

Another hot and humid day, along with an approaching upper trough, supported quite a bit of shower and thunderstorm activity over western North Carolina. A few of the thunderstorms produced small areas of straight line wind damage. One slow moving thunderstorm dropped around 3 inches of rain, causing a small area of flash flooding in the North Carolina foothills.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 409643). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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