Flash Flood in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Flash Flood March 23, 2022 · Transylvania County, North Carolina

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

County comms reported several tributaries of the French Broad River overflowed their banks in the Brevard area after 2.5 to 4 inches of rain fell. Several roads were inundated, including Wilson Rd and Barclay Rd.

The wider storm

A cold front moving across the region resulted in development of a line of scattered thunderstorms over western Nouth Carolina during the late afternoon and evening. A couple of the storms produced locally damaging wind gusts in addition to an EF1 tornado in Alexander County. Additionally, heavy rainfall resulted in some localized flooding in the southern mountains.

Began near Selica (35.2000, -82.7740).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Alexander County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1017222. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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