May 16, 1996
Training thunderstorms dropped an estimated 4 1/2 to 6 inches of rain onto previously saturated soil, producing widespread flooding. Mud and rock slides were common along federal highway 220, and other large rocks were found on local route 678. Evacuations were ordered in Mustoe, where local route 607 washed out. The evacuations were prompted by 2 inches of rain in a 2 hour period which brought streams and creeks rapidly out of their banks.Nearly all basements received some degree of flooding
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5555105). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Highland County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.