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Flash Flood — Gates, North Carolina
October 8, 2016 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Gates
Event narrative (NOAA)
Numerous roads were impassable or closed, and some small creeks or streams were out of their banks due to heavy rain causing flash flooding across much of the county.
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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.