May 31, 2018
Scattered to numerous thunderstorms developed over western North Carolina during the afternoon and evening. Heavy rain from a storm falling over ground that was already saturated from more than two weeks of occasional heavy rainfall resulted in flash flooding across western Caldwell County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 760183). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Caldwell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.