Heavy rain causes driveway collapse at High Point home

Floodwater collapsed the driveway at a High Point home, tearing up the start of the drive and part of the front yard and leaving the family with damage that grows every time it rains. The homeowner said the property has been in the neighborhood for about two years, and the soil has gotten worse since they moved in.

Another High Point driveway entrance failed when flash floods that began Wednesday night and continued into Thursday sent debris-filled water under the remnants of the pavement and through the gutters. That runoff kept eating away at the soil beneath the entrance, turning a weak spot into a collapse.

The damage leaves the homeowner facing the repair bill and shows how fast stormwater can turn private ground into a liability in High Point. It also fits a pattern seen elsewhere in the city after storms. In July 2025, High Point EMS received 19 water-related rescue calls, and the city recorded 2 structural collapses, with storm incidents involving submerged vehicles, rising water and fallen trees.

At the collapsed home, the failure points were plain: the driveway opening, the front yard and the drainage path that let water keep moving under the pavement. Nearby homeowners in High Point and southeastern Guilford County can check those same places after heavy rain, especially where gutters carry muddy water and where runoff keeps cutting into the edge of a driveway. When that erosion keeps repeating, the ground can give way long after the rain has stopped.