Flash Flood — Buncombe, North Carolina

2013-07-04 · near Woodfin, Buncombe, North Carolina

$2.5M

Property damage

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 470386. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.