Flash Flood — Transylvania, North Carolina

2022-03-23 · near Selica, Transylvania, North Carolina

$1K

Property damage

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1017222. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.