NC Flash Floods in Western NC

Thunderstorms across western North Carolina stalled on Saturday and dumped about a foot of rain on the area, causing power outages and flash floods that flooded homes and washed out roads and bridges.There were 18 reports of swift-water rescues.Parts of Catawba and surrounding counties were under water Saturday.It was some of the worst flash flooding in years caused by a nearly stationary weather system that dumped 10 inches of rain in about six hours.