Flash Flood — Jackson, North Carolina

2019-04-19 · near Sylva, Jackson, North Carolina

$1K

Property damage

Event narrative

Emergency manager reported flash flooding developed in Sylva due from a combination of urban flooding as well as due to Scott Creek overflowing its banks after 3 to 4 inches of rain fell in just a few hours. Mill St and Main St were impacted in downtown Sylva.

Wider weather episode

A large area of moderate to heavy rain showers, along with embedded clusters of strong to severe thunderstorms moved slowly across western North Carolina throughout the morning and into the afternoon of the 19th ahead of a slow-moving cold front. Some of the storms produced a couple of isolated, weak tornadoes and locally damaging winds. However, the larger impact was from flash flooding resulting from a swath of 4 to 7 inches of rain that fell across portions of the mountains.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 822080. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.