Flood — Caldwell, North Carolina

2022-11-11 to 2022-11-12 · near Collettsville, Caldwell, North Carolina

$500

Property damage

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1067826. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.