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Flash Flood — Buncombe, NC

Jul 4, 2013

After a lull in rainfall during the morning hours, numerous showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain again developed over parts of the North Carolina Mountains and foothills during the afternoon hours. A few areas of flash flooding developed as a result. There were also a few severe storms over the North Carolina foothills and piedmont.

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 470386). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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