Nov 19, 2015
A slow-moving cold front pushed eastward into the Appalachians/mid-Atlantic region November 18-19 bringing widespread moderate to heavy rainfall. The bulk of the heavy rain fell in the 6-hour period ending at around 04z (23 EST) on the 19th with hourly rates up to 1-inch at several IFLOWS rain gages in Watauga County, NC including Parkway School (EKCN7) near Boone. The river gage on the Watauga River near Sugar Grove (SGWN7) responded rapidly to runoff from this rain, cresting in just over 6 h
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 608467). 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.