Debris Flow in Jackson County, North Carolina

Debris Flow April 13, 2020 · Jackson County, North Carolina

$100K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Emergency management reported a debris flow that began above Knob Hill Rd and ended at Lake Glenville. Significant damage occurred to a single home after a large log was forced through a bedroom wall.

The wider storm

A strong storm system impacted the Southeast, resulting in an area of widespread heavy rain and embedded strong to severe thunderstorms that moved across western North Carolina during the late night and early morning hours. Localized flash flooding, some of which was quite significant developed across the mountains. Isolated severe weather also occurred, mainly in the form of damaging wind gusts. Strong southerly gradient winds also caused some damage across mainly the high elevations of western North Carolina.

Began near Glenville (35.1690, -83.1280).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 887506. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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