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Flash Flood — Stanly, North Carolina
June 16, 2003 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
5
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Stanly
Event narrative (NOAA)
4 people were killed when driving across a flooded bridge across Hardy Creek in Cottonville. Another man was killed when driving across a flooded bridge across Ugly Creek in Norwood. Cars were stranded in Norwood and Locust, and people had to be rescued. 3 businesses in Oakboro were flooded.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.