Jun 7, 2019
Numerous showers and thunderstorms developed across the North Carolina foothills from afternoon into the evening in the vicinity of a frontal boundary. A series of showers and storms moving repeatedly over the Hickory metro area produced around 3 inches of rain in just a couple of hours, resulting in flash flooding.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 841264). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Catawba County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.