Flash Flood, Buncombe
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Buncombe County, Leicester
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in North Carolina, March 20, 2000
An area of precipitation which fell as rain in the low elevations, and snow in the higher elevations of the northern mountains , crossed western North Carolina early in the morning. Two to 4 inches of rain fell in a short time across portions of Buncombe and Henderson counties and caused small streams to flood briefly.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
An area of precipitation which fell as rain in the low elevations, and snow in the higher elevations of the northern mountains , crossed western North Carolina early in the morning. Two to 4 inches of rain fell in a short time across portions of Buncombe and Henderson counties and caused small streams to flood briefly. Snowfall in the high elevations ranged between 2 and 3 inches, with 5 inches reported from the highest peaks.
The radar
The Greer radar (KGSP), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:02 UTC.
Event by event
3 heavy snow, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flash Flood, Henderson
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henderson County, Fletcher
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Avery
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Avery forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Mitchell
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Yancey
- When
- March 20, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Yancey forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.899, -82.308 (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.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Arizona, March 20 to 21, 2000
- High Wind in Utah, March 20 to 21, 2000
- High Wind in California, March 20 to 21, 2000
- High Wind in Nevada, March 20, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 20 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 20 to 21, 2000
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, March 20 to 21, 2000
- Dense Fog in Iowa, March 20 to 21, 2000
- Dense Fog in Illinois, March 20 to 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 20, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 20 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding in South Carolina, March 20, 2000
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, March 2000
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: 5137393, 5137394, 5137395, 5137396, 5137397.