Mar 31, 2017
An upper low emerged from the southern plains into the Ohio Valley March 30-31 with an associated surface low lifting north into the Great Lakes. This system brought the most widespread rainfall of the month with amounts ending at 12z (8 AM EDT) on the 31st reaching 2-4 inches across parts of the North Carolina mountains. Several rain gages in Watauga County saw more than three inches including Sandy Flats IFLOWS (SDRN7) 4.55���, Watagua R/Foscoe (FOSN7) 3.82���, Boone 1 SE COOP (BOO
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 689005). 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.