Jul 27, 2013
The next event of hydrologic significance in July took place as a strong (for late July) cold front approached the southern Appalachians on the 27th. Rapid moisture return ahead of the front set the stage for widespread showers and thunderstorms across the mountains and eventually spreading into the piedmont. Pre-frontal rainfall broke out early on the 27th as storms took the preferred July 2013 track through the northwest NC mountain counties into southwest Virginia. Repeated bouts of convectio
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 468870). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wilkes County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.