Mar 20, 2003
After morning flash flooding, moderating rainfall led to slower rises, but continued and additional flooding along creeks and streams into the evening hours. The flooding became quite severe, and was described as the worst observed in the county in over 60 years. Fourth Creek flooded portions of I-40 west of Statesville, closing the interstate for 5 hours. Flooding was also observed along Gregory Creek and Third Creek, as well as numerous smaller streams. Some homes, businesses, and assisted liv
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5348537). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Iredell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.