Jul 8, 2021
Tropical Storm Elsa moved through central North Carolina during the daytime hours of Thursday, July 8. Widespread rainfall ranging from 2-5 inches affected areas along Highway US-1, with lesser amounts across the Coastal Plain and only a few tenths of an inch around the Greensboro and Winston-Salem areas. A few storms produced transient circulations capable of producing tornadoes. One report of flash flooding occurred as a result of Elsa.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 970849). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wake County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.