Mar 20, 1998
Thunderstorms during the morning hours on the 20th produced damaging winds, damaging lightning, and flash flooding.Heavy rainfall resulted in the flooding of Nathans Creek about 1 mile northeast of Nathans Creek in eastern Ashe County. A creek in Boone was flooded with numerous cars submerged in up to five feet of water at a nearby shopping mall. One person had to be rescued from the top of a vehicle. In addition, the South Fork of the New River near Boone was out of its banks.In Alleghany Count
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5632666). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Watauga County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.