Source: Corey Davis,  NC CLIMATE OFFICE, 5/2/19


Across the state, April saw wet weather including tornado-producing storms, increasing temperatures, and a yellow cloud covering the landscape thanks to a springtime pollen-pocalypse.

Rain and Storms Soak the State
April showers lived up to their name last month, as regular rainfall made it the 5th-wettest April on record since 1895 with a preliminary average statewide precipitation total of 6.00 inches.

While our warm-season rainfall pattern characterized by scattered showers and storms tends to soak some spots while missing others entirely, the frequency and coverage of last month's rains made it a wet month almost everywhere, with only a few locations reporting below-normal monthly precipitation.

A few places did receive well above-normal precipitation, and much of it came from a single event. As a potent line of storms moved into North Carolina on April 19, it produced heavy rainfall in the southern Mountains.

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