Apr 13, 2019
Scattered clusters of heavy rain showers and thunderstorms developed in the vicinity of a stationary front across western North Carolina throughout the 13th. Repeated movement of showers and storms resulted in flash flooding developing across Cabarrus County beginning in the morning. Meanwhile, an isolated supercell thunderstorm produced large hail and isolated damaging wind gusts across Burke County during the afternoon.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 819186). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Cabarrus County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.