Jan 30, 2013
A band of showers and thunderstorms became stationary over the mountains and foothills of North Carolina during the late afternoon hours. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches fell over about a 2 hour period. As the ground was already saturated from recent heavy rain, this was sufficient to cause flash flooding over parts of western North Carolina.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 431820). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Henderson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.