North Carolina, 2014

Flooding in North Carolina, November 23 to 24, 2014

November 23 to 24, 2014 · NWS GSP · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Moderate to heavy rain began falling across the North Carolina mountains during the morning of the 23rd and continued through the day. Rainfall was heaviest near the southern escarpment of the Blue Ridge, were rainfall totals of 3-5 inches were reported by evening.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$2,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Moderate to heavy rain began falling across the North Carolina mountains during the morning of the 23rd and continued through the day. Rainfall was heaviest near the southern escarpment of the Blue Ridge, were rainfall totals of 3-5 inches were reported by evening. This resulted in flooding of typically flood prone areas of Transylvania and Henderson counties.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

In the hours before

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The radar

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Event by event

2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.

Flood, Henderson

When
November 23, 8:25 PM EST to November 24, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Henderson County, 0.85 mi SE of Laurel Park to 0.97 mi E of Valley Hill
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.313, -82.458

An automated rain gage on Mud Creek rose above flood stage after 3 to 4 inches of rain fell over several hours. Water covered portions of South King St and South Grove St, as well as South Center Plaza and the intersection of Highway 176 and 25.

Flood, Transylvania

When
November 23, 10:00 PM EST to November 24, 6:00 AM EST
Where
Transylvania County, 1.63 mi SSW of Grange to 1.82 mi SSW of Grange
Cause
Heavy Rain
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
River/Stream Gage
Coordinates
35.207, -82.636

A stream gauge on the Little River indicated the river rose above flood stage, flooding a portion of Cascade Lake Rd.

What these are

Flood
Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 547647, 547648.