Flood in Transylvania County, North Carolina

Flood January 9, 2024 · 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

Although heavy rain ended across Transylvania County during the afternoon of the 9th, runoff from the rainfall resulted in persistent flooding across the French Broad and adjacent basins, including Davidson River and Little River. Multiple roads remained impassable and closed during this time.

The wider storm

A major/complex frontal system brought widespread rain with embedded thunderstorms to western North Carolina, mainly during the afternoon of the 9th. Widespread rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches (with locally higher amounts) in around 12 hours resulted in numerous reports of flooding. Isolated severe thunderstorms also resulted in a number of damaging wind gusts reports over the Piedmont, along with an EF1 tornado that impacted portions of Catawba and Iredell Counties.

Began near Rosman (35.1660, -82.8470).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

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

EF1 Catawba County 1 dead

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1159568. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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