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Flash Flood — Hoke, NC

Sep 29, 2016

A slow moving cold front moving into the area coupled with deep upper low settling southward into the Tennessee Valley region set the stage for multiple rounds of convection during the afternoon into the evening. Some of these storms produced large hail and flash flooding. Some of the flooding was significant across the Sandhills region, where 6 to 10 inches or rain fell. Multiple roads were flooded and/or washed out, homes and businesses flooded, and dams were topped or breached across the Sand

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 661533). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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