Oct 3, 2015
A slow-moving area of upper level low pressure tapped into a tropical moisture feed associated with Hurricane Joaquin to produce a band of moderate to heavy rainfall across the western Carolinas during the morning hours. The rain band produced widespread rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches across southern portions of North Carolina, with locally higher amounts. The rain band gradually pivoted toward the southwest and eventually became more focused on South Carolina by the night of the 3rd.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 604899). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Henderson County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.