Event narrative (NOAA)
Widespread flooding occurred across the City of Salem as several rounds of heavy rainfall occurred over several days. 48-hour rainfall amounts ending 12Z on the 4th ranged from 4 to 6 inches with isolated 8-inch totals. Two mobile home parks in Salem were evacuated due to high water along Mason Creek and the Salem swift water rescue team performed 12 boat rescues. The Roanoke River through Salem was above flood stage at the Salem Pump Station IFLOWS gage (SPSV2) from the late evening hours of the 3rd through much of July 4th. The gage crested at 9.9 feet (Flood Stage is 7.0 feet) on the afternoon of the 4th. Numerous smaller streams also flooded including Dry Creek and Mason Creek. A person was apparently swept or fell into Dry Creek in Salem during the late afternoon or evening of the 4th
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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.