Aug 17, 2021
Tropical Storm Fred made landfall in the Florida Panhandle on the 16th and lifted steadily north through Georgia and into the southern Appalachians during the 16th and throughout the 17th. Tropical moisture and strong southeast upslope flow into the Blue Ridge mountains resulted in widespread showers and some thunderstorms producing extremely heavy rainfall rates. By the time the rain tapered off by the end of the 17th, 24-hour rainfall amounts of 5-12 inches were reported across portions of the
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 982274). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Yancey County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.