Flash Flood, Transylvania
- When
- March 14, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Transylvania County, Rosman Area
- Coordinates
- 35.202, -82.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in North Carolina, March 14, 1997
The southern part of the mountains received rainfall of 4 to 6 inches in 6 to 12 hours on relatively wet ground causing a gradual rise in streams. Flooding resulted in several flood-prone areas.
Where it happened
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- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
The southern part of the mountains received rainfall of 4 to 6 inches in 6 to 12 hours on relatively wet ground causing a gradual rise in streams. Flooding resulted in several flood-prone areas. Minor flooding was reported on the French Broad River at Rosman, and the nearby Davidson and Pigeon Rivers. Some roads were closed and a few bridges were under water. Flooding also occurred on small streams near Highlands, an area that does not flood as often. High water around Mountain Home and in Transylvania county persisted into the next day. Some drivers had to be rescued when they drove into flooded areas.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 63 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:58 UTC.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in New York, March 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, March 14, 1997
- Tornado in South Carolina, March 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, March 14, 1997
- Winter Storm in New York, March 14, 1997
- Storm Surge in Pennsylvania, March 14 to 15, 1997
- Tornado in South Carolina, March 14, 1997
- Flooding in Michigan, March 14, 1997
- Flooding in Indiana, March 14, 1997
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, March 14, 1997
- Ice Storm in Michigan, March 14, 1997
- Ice Storm in Pennsylvania, March 14, 1997
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5594147.