ASHEBORO – Randolph County residents endured last week’s drenching rains from the remnants of Hurricane Debby and damage was reported from around the region.
Compared to some areas of the state, the official rainfall in Randolph County was lower, but those totals were still significant.
The National Weather Service released the rain totals, with Asheboro and Liberty were hit the most.
Asheboro’s totals were broken into different segments. The North/Northeast part of Asheboro received a county-high of 4.76 inches of rain.
Next on the list from the county was Liberty at 4.62 inches. Then came Asheboro’s West/Southwest area at 4.57 inches followed by Seagrove at 4.35 inches.
Randolph County Emergency Services had more than 150 calls for service last Thursday. There were no reported injuries.
Many of the calls for assistance were related to downed trees. Many of those situations were attributed to power outages because of trees striking power lines.
Randolph Electric Membership Cooperation, which serves multiple counties, had more than 5,000 customers needing power restored at one point last week.
Flash-flood warnings were issued for the county. The Randolph County School System called off activities for the final two days of the work week, including classes at Randolph Early College.
