Apr 30, 2020
An area of widespread rainfall developed across the western Carolinas in advance of a cold front late on the 29th into the early morning hours of the 30th. Embedded thunderstorms and heavy rain showers developed and trained over the Charlotte metro area shortly after midnight on the 30th. Flash flooding developed across the city and adjacent urban areas after 2 to 3.5 inches of rain fell, mostly in under four hours.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 887796). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Mecklenburg County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.