Flash Flood in Ashe County, North Carolina

Flash Flood July 1, 2025 · Ashe County, North Carolina

$15K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Runoff from heavy rain, falling at rates as high as 4 inches per hour, caused Little Laurel Creek to flood out of its banks and wash out Little Laurel Road near the intersection with Rash School Road in Ashe County.

The wider storm

A cold front approaching the Appalachian Mountains combined with a hot and humid air mass to produce a severe thunderstorm in Wilkes County of northwest North Carolina. Damaging wind gusts from this storm blew down several trees and utility lines in the town of Wilkesboro.

Began near Hemlock (36.4675, -81.6902).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1293705. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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