CHARLOTTE — Heavy rain sparked flash flooding across the Charlotte area Tuesday morning.
Total rainfall in the morning was more than 3-4 inches across much of southern Mecklenburg County.
The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for Mecklenburg County which expired at 4:15 p.m.
The heaviest rainfall has occurred along Little Sugar Creek, where there were isolated totals of 4 to 5 inches.
There was 2.5 inches of rain recorded at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
Areas of greatest concern included:
- Along Little Sugar Creek and feeder drainages from near 36th Street to Medical Center Drive to Hillsdale Ave and Seneca Place.
- Along Steele Creek and feeder drainages near John Price Road, Arrowood Mobile Home Park, and Carowinds Boulevard.
- Along Briar Creek and feeder drainages from near Shamrock Drive to Independence Boulevard to Colony Road.
Flash flood warnings were also issued for Stanly and York counties.
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By Tuesday afternoon, heavy rain had moved on but there were more showers on the way.
Traffic issues:
Rain started raining Monday which caused a major wreck just before 11 p.m. when a tractor trailer hydroplaned in rain and hit two other trucks on Interstate 85 in Gastonia.
In north Charlotte, firefighters rescued a man from his car after it got stuck in rising waters on North Tryon Street near Uptown.
A tree fell onto a house and truck on Rachel Street in north Charlotte around 3 a.m. Tuesday.
In Ballantyne, an outage caused 1,684 Duke Energy customers to lose power.
Flooding on Johnston Road and an accident on Ballantyne Commons Parkway were also reported in the Ballantyne area.
In west Charlotte, there were major traffic delays as water rushed over the Wilkinson Boulevard in west Charlotte.
Gastonia police said the southbound lanes of the road were closed until 6 a.m. Tuesday because of leaking diesel fuel.
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