Jan 8, 1998
Thunderstorms in northwestern North Carolina during the evening hours on the 7th and early morning hours on the 8th resulted in flash flooding and damaging winds.Flash flooding in Watauga County resulted in the evacuation of 7 homes in Foscoe and a nursing home in Boone and flooded numerous roads. Several roads were damaged from flood waters in the northeastern portion of Ashe County. Flood waters washed out a bridge on Brushy Creek near Cherry Lane in Alleghany County and flooded and damaged so
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5631129). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Alleghany County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.