Feb 3, 2016
A strong, moist southerly flow up the Blue Ridge escarpment resulted in scattered to numerous showers throughout the 2nd, and by the early morning hours of the 3rd, rainfall of 1.5 to 3 inches had fallen across the Blue Ridge. A line of heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms then moved across the area in assocation with a cold front during the morning of the 3rd, and produced another 1.5 to 2 inches in just a couple of hours. This resulted in flash flooding across portions of the area. Storms
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 615872). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Buncombe County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.