Flash Flood, Ashe
- When
- April 19, 12:45 PM EST to 2:45 PM EST
- Where
- Ashe County, Central Portion
- Coordinates
- 36.434, -81.500 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding in North Carolina, April 19, 1998
In central Ashe County, Buffalo, Silas and Beaver Creeks were flooded. Kraut Creek in Boone, Cub Creek in Wilkesboro, and Elkin Creek in Elkin were flooded.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 RNK wrote it up.
Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall during the morning and early afternoon hours on the 19th resulted in flash flooding.In central Ashe County, Buffalo, Silas and Beaver Creeks were flooded. Kraut Creek in Boone, Cub Creek in Wilkesboro, and Elkin Creek in Elkin were flooded. The flooding of Elkin Creek resulted in road closings.
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:43 UTC.
Event by event
4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Watauga
- When
- April 19, 1:30 PM EST to 3:00 PM EST
- Where
- Watauga County, Boone
- Coordinates
- 36.231, -81.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Wilkes
- When
- April 19, 3:00 PM EST to 4:00 PM EST
- Where
- Wilkes County, Wilkesboro
- Coordinates
- 36.206, -81.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood, Surry
- When
- April 19, 4:10 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Surry County, Elkin
- Coordinates
- 36.415, -80.687 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, April 19, 1998
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, April 19, 1998
- Hail and High Wind in Georgia, April 19 to 30, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, April 19, 1998
- Damaging Wind in North Carolina, April 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, April 19, 1998
- Rip Current in Florida, April 19, 1998
- Flooding in Kentucky, April 19 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, April 19, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Florida, April 19, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Virginia, April 19, 1998
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, April 19, 1998
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, April 1998
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5643027, 5643028, 5643029, 5643030.