Flash Flood in Ashe County, North Carolina

Flash Flood August 30, 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

U.S. Highway 221 Business was closed due to flooding caused by heavy rain from a thunderstorm. Rainfall rates from the storm were observed to be three to four inches per hour, with a total of around 1.5 inches.

The wider storm

The cold front that was over the region on the 29th, made limited progress eastward on the 30th. This feature continued to serve as the focus for afternoon and evening shower and thunderstorm development. A few of these storms increased to severe levels causing damaging winds which downed trees. The storms were noted to have produced heavy downpours due to high rainfall rates, at times reaching 3 to 4 inches per hour which caused localized flash flooding in Ashe County.

Began near West Jefferson (36.4035, -81.4835).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1215019. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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