Flash Flood — Ashe, North Carolina

2024-04-16 to 2024-04-17 · near Grayson, Ashe, North Carolina

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1166721. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.