Flash Flood — Mitchell, North Carolina

2022-11-11 · near Estatoe, Mitchell, North Carolina

$1K

Property damage

Event narrative

County comms reported flash flooding developed along the Brushy Creek basin after 5 to 7 inches of rain fell across the basin in around 24 hours, with 1 to 2 inches of that falling in just a couple of hours centered around noon. Inundation across Estattoe Acres Way forced evacuation of a mobile home 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 1067852. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.