Flash Flood in Buncombe County, North Carolina

Flash Flood July 4, 2013 · Buncombe County, North Carolina

$2.5M

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Several streets were flooded from the Biltmore Forest area northward to Asheville. Numerous roads were closed by flooding, landslides and fallen trees. Around 9 pm EDT a large debris flow took out part of Vance Gap Road, isolating several homes. Around a dozen residences had to be evacuated as a result of the slide.

The wider storm

After a lull in rainfall during the morning hours, numerous showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain again developed over parts of the North Carolina Mountains and foothills during the afternoon hours. A few areas of flash flooding developed as a result. There were also a few severe storms over the North Carolina foothills and piedmont.

Began near Woodfin (35.6290, -82.5800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 470386. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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