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Flash Flood — Alexander, NC

Nov 12, 2020

Tropical Cyclone Eta moved from the eastern Gulf of Mexico, across the northern Florida peninsula, to off the South Carolina coast throughout the 11th and 12th. Tropical moisture streaming into the Carolinas throughout this time resulted in development of heavy rainfall, with widespread rainfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches, with locally higher amounts across the foothills and Piedmont of North Carolina. This resulted in areas of flash flooding and main stem river flooding, some of which was signifi

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 930588). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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