Aug 20, 2018
A small cluster of showers and thunderstorms developed and became anchored along the eastern escarpment of the Blue Ridge during the evening. Five to six inches of rain fell along the border of northern McDowell and Burke Counties, resulting in flash flooding along tributaries of the North Fork Catawba River in McDowell County.
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 782296). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in McDowell County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.