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Flood — Transylvania, NC

May 29, 2018

A very moist southeast flow developed northeast of subtropical cyclone Alberto, which made landfall across the western Florida Peninsula on the 28th and moved north across Alabama throughout the 29th. Resultant upslope flow into the southern Appalachians resulted in development of widespread heavy rain showers across western North Carolina throughout the 29th, with activity being most concentrated along the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge. By the time the showers tapered off during the 30th

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 759568). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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