Dec 28, 2018
A third late December significant rainfall event developed after Christmas as the active southern jet stream helped to spin up another complex area of low pressure which slowly moved through the southeast and Mid-Atlantic December 27-29. Rainfall over the 2-day was approximately 1 to 3 inches across the region with isolated higher amounts up to 3.5 inches. Rain gage reports of 3 inches or more in the NC counties for the 48-hour period ending 700 AM local time on the 29th included Blackburn Kno
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 798553). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Wilkes County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.