Apr 13, 2020
A strong storm system impacted the Southeast, resulting in an area of widespread heavy rain and embedded strong to severe thunderstorms that moved across western North Carolina during the late night and early morning hours. Localized flash flooding, some of which was quite significant developed across the mountains. Isolated severe weather also occurred, mainly in the form of damaging wind gusts. Strong southerly gradient winds also caused some damage across mainly the high elevations of western
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 886215). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Transylvania County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.