Aug 4, 2016
Scattered to numerous Slow-moving showers and thunderstorms developed across the North Carolina mountains north of a stationary front throughout the day on the 4th. Flash flooding developed during late evening across the Smoky Mountains in association with one area of slow moving showers and storms.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 657039). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Swain County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.