Flash Flood in Ashe County, North Carolina

Flash Flood April 16, 2024 – April 17, 2024 · Ashe County, North Carolina

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Water at least six inches deep was observed flowing across Flatwoods School Road due to heavy rain. No damage was reported to the road and it was open to traffic after the flooding ended.

The wider storm

A slow moving thunderstorm developed over rural northwest Ashe County in a moderately unstable environment during the afternoon of the 16th. By 1815Z (2:15 PM EDT), estimated rainfall amounts over 2.5 inches had fallen over the past hour in the Lansing area, which was near a 50-year average recurrence interval per FLASH data. One automated personal weather station indicated rainfall rates of up to 1.5 inches per hour at times during the storm.

Began near Grayson (36.5447, -81.6620).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1166721. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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