Flooding scenes from across the county
Published 12:10 am Friday, November 13, 2020
The flood gates at High Rock Dam were opened as heavy rains inundated the region. Photo Credit: Sean Meyers
From left, Bobby Nichols, Lyndsay Nichols and Brianna Pratt of Salisbury, watch the water flow from High Rock Dam as heavy rains inundated the region. Photo Credit: Sean Meyers
The flood gates at High Rock Dam were opened as heavy rains inundated the region. Photo Credit: Sean Meyers
A police officer walks through the flooded street as he passes a truck that got caught in high water with the driver and two passengers rescued earlier. Heavy rains flooded Grant's Creek and parts of Old Mocksville Road. Photo Credit: Sean Meyers
Vehicles stop along Bringle Ferry Road as heavy rains flooded Church Creek and made the road impassable. Photo Credit: Sean Meyers
Residents near Prescott Drive take photos of the flooded street after heavy rains flooded Grant's Creek and parts of Old Mocksville Road. Photo Credit: Sean Meyers
Heavy rain flooded Catawba College's athletic fields that border along Grant's Creek. Photo Credit: Sean Meyers
Heavy rain flooded Catawba College's athletic fields that border along Grant's Creek. Photo Credit: Sean Meyers
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - A city of Salisbury truck helps block off Innes Street near I-85 on Thursday after Town Creek overtopped its banks and flooded the roadway.
Josh Bergeron / Salisbury Post - Water from Town Creek washes over Innes Street near I-85 on Thursday after bands of heavy rain produced flooding across Rowan County.
Emergency responders helped this motorist out of this vehicle as nearby Grant’s Creek began to overflow onto the roadway at Old Mocksville Road and Prescott Drive. Shavonne Potts/Salisbury Post
Emergency responders helped this motorist out of this vehicle as the roadway began to flood Thursday morning on Bendix Drive, near the Verizon Wireless store. Shavonne Potts/Salisbury Post
Rowan County used a new storm protocol that was implemented last week when Thursday’s flooding incidents started showing up. Emergency services personnel take calls for resources and then spread notifications of road closures instead of the calls coming through the main communications dispatch channel.
Despite all the local flooding, there were no reports of injuries, unlike other areas of the state. The worst reports came in of three deaths at the Hiddenite Family Campground in Alexander County.
Forecasters had said North Carolina could expect between 2 and 5 inches of rain, with even heavier amounts in some areas.
