Flood in Caldwell County, North Carolina

Flood November 11, 2022 – November 12, 2022 · Caldwell County, North Carolina

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Damage as recorded

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What the National Weather Service wrote

A stream gauge on Johns River in Burke County exceeded its established flood stage, indicating flooding along the river upstream in Caldwell County after 4 to 7 inches of rain fell in the basin in about 24 hours. Highway 90 and Adako Rd were inundated in the Collettsville community.

The wider storm

Unseasonably high moisture interacted with a stationary, weakening frontal boundary to produce heavy rainfall across western North Carolina throughout the 11th. Flash flooding developed along several basins across the northern mountains after 4 to 7 inches of rain fell in around 24 hours, with roughly half of that falling within a few hours during the morning.

Began near Collettsville (35.9330, -81.6750).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1067826. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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