Debris Flow in Ashe County, North Carolina

Debris Flow April 16, 2024 · Ashe County, North Carolina

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A small mudslide occurred along Coy Ham Road, blocking part of the road until the debris could be cleared. Property damage is the estimate for the cleanup of the debris.

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 Whiteoak (36.5307, -81.6039).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1177291. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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