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.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Buncombe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.