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Event Record Details

Event:Flood
Begin Date:28 Apr 1997, 08:00:00 PM EST
Begin Location: Dallas
End Date:29 Apr 1997, 05:00:00 PM EST
End Location: Belmont
Magnitude: 0
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Property Damage: $ 0.0
Crop Damage: $ 0.0
State: North Carolina
Map of Counties
County: Gaston

Description:
Four to 6.5 inches of rain fell in about 4 hours over a small part of the piedmont causing a significant flood episode. Water entered homes and virtually every stream in Iredell county was reported to have flooded. Flooding persisted for many hours in parts of Gaston county. Sheep were drowned, a small earthen dam broke, mobile home parks were threatened, vehicles were flooded out and damaged, and other significant property damage occurred. No dollar amounts were available.



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