Apr 16, 2011
Widespread moderate to heavy rain fell across the western Carolinas during the nighttime hours of the 15th and the morning of the 16th. This resulted in some flash flooding and longer duration flooding over the mountains and foothills. Strong wind shear and moderate instability ahead of the cold front initiated a line of storms over the western North Carolina Piedmont in the afternoon. These storms produced a few tornados as the line broke into discrete cells. The cells intensified into several
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 299632). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Caldwell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.