Dec 26, 2023
A strong area of low pressure and associated frontal system brought heavy rain to the mountains and foothills of North Carolina rom Christmas night into the 26th. A swath of 5 to 7 inches of rain fell along and close to the Blue Ridge escarpment in about 24 hours. This resulted in localized flooding across the foothills and in the southern mountains. This event followed one of the driest autumns on record across the area, so flooding was not as bad as it would have usually been with these rainfa
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1154055). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Burke County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.