Heavy Rain in Haywood County, North Carolina

Heavy Rain July 1, 1997 · Haywood County, North Carolina

Injuries

$4.0M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

Repeated heavy rain over the past couple of days caused a major rock slide that blocked and subsequently closed Interstate 40 at the North Carolina/Tennessee border. Three people were injured when their cars were hit by the tumbling rocks. The highway remains closed at the time of this writing while construction crews repair the damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5608972. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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