Henderson storm history

Historic and catastrophic flash flooding developed along multiple streams across Henderson County during the overnight and early morning hours as rainfall rates began to intensify again during the evening. Flash flooding first redeveloped along the Rocky Broad River in the Bat Ca…

Tens of thousands of trees were blown down, with hundreds of trees down on homes, vehicles, and power lines. Frequent gusts up to 70 mph occurred, with occasional gusts of 80-90 mph on exposed high elevation ridgetops.

Public reported 3/4 inch hail.

Public reported (via Social Media) up to quarter size hail in the Mountain Home area.

Public reported (via Social Media) dime to quarter size hail along Duncan Hill Rd.

Public reported (via Social Media) nickel to quarter size hail in the Edneyville area.

Spotter reported large trees and utility lines blown down along Laurel Park Rd. Public reported multiple trees blown down in the Etowah area.

Utility company reported a couple of tree blown down on power lines and causing outages west and south of Flat Rock.

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines.

Ham radio operator reported large tree limbs blown down in the Fletcher area.

Spotter reported trees and power lines blown down in the Flat Rock area.

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines near the intersection of Erkwood Dr and Lyndale Rd.

Although rainfall ended across Henderson County during the morning, catastrophic flooding lingered through the afternoon as runoff from historic rainfall amounts continued to fill waterways. While smaller streams receded by late evening of the 27th, major river flooding continued…

Stream gauges reported and county comms confirmed flash flooding developed along Mud Creek after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell in the Hendersonville area in less than 12 hours, with one to 2 inches of that falling during the early morning of the 26th. Impacted roads included an acce…

Although rainfall rates diminished considerably during the late morning and early afternoon of the 26th, mostly light to moderate and occasionally heavy showers continued streaming across Henderson County throughout the day. Flooding worsened in the Mud Creek basin during this ti…

A stream gauge on the Broad River at Bat Cave indicated flash flooding developed, with over a one-foot rise in less than an hour, after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell across the basin in less than 6 hours. Multiple campgrounds and the crawl spaces of a few homes were inundated from B…

County comms reported at least two trees blown down along with a couple of power lines in the Mills River area.

Public reported penny size hail.

Public reported nickel size hail on Highway 280.

County comms reported several trees and power lines blown down across the Flat Rock area.

Emergency management reported flash flooding developed across western Henderson County after 3.5 to 6 inches of rain fell from training thunderstorms in just a couple of hours. Big Willow Creek and its tributaries were the main streams impacted. In addition to inundating multiple…

County comms reported flash flooding developed across northwest Henderson County, primarily in the Mills River and Fletcher areas after 2.5 to 3.5 inches of rain fell from slow moving thunderstorms in just a couple of hours. Multiple roads were inundated and closed due to small s…

County comms reported power lines blown down near St Pauls Rd and Old Clear Creek Rd and a tree down on Sugarloaf Mountain Rd.

Public reported (via Social Media) quarter size hail in the Green River Rd area.

County comms reported scattered trees blown down across Edneyville and vicinity.

County comms and stream gauges reported flash flooding developed across Henderson County after 3 to 6 inches of rain fell across the area in about 12 hours. Multiple roads were inundated and closed throughout the county due to a combination of poor drainage and small stream flood…

Although heavy rain ended across Henderson County during the afternoon of the 9th, runoff from the rainfall resulted in persistent flooding across the Mud Creek and other streams in Hendersonville and vicinity, including Bat Fork Creek. Multiple roads remained impassable and clos…

Public reported multiple roads were inundated by floodwater and closed across the south side of Hendersonville after 4 to 6 inches of rain fell in about 24 hours. Portions of South Main St were inundated, including at King St and at Spartanburg Highway due to Mud Creek overflowin…