Flash Flood, Jackson
- When
- June 21, 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, South Portion
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 21, 1998
A few storms became severe as they moved east across the southern mountains during the early afternoon. A tree fell on a car and others were blocking a road in Macon county.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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 GSP wrote it up.
A few storms became severe as they moved east across the southern mountains during the early afternoon. A tree fell on a car and others were blocking a road in Macon county. In addition to downed trees in Cashiers, excessive rain in a short period of time caused flash flooding across the southern part of Jackson county that resulted in a bridge on Hwy 281 being washed out.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 95 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 17:38 UTC.
Event by event
3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Macon
- When
- June 21, 12:41 PM EST
- Where
- Macon County, Aquone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -83.620
Thunderstorm Wind, Macon
- When
- June 21, 12:45 PM EST
- Where
- Macon County, Franklin
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -83.400
Thunderstorm Wind, Jackson
- When
- June 21, 1:15 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson County, Cashiers
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.120, -83.100
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.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Florida, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Florida, June 21, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 21, 1998
- Flooding in Iowa, June 21 to 23, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, June 21, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Oklahoma, June 21, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 21, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, June 21, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Illinois, June 21, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Puerto Rico, June 21 to 22, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, June 21, 1998
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, June 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: 5651793, 5651794, 5651880, 5651881.