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Flash Flood — Yancey, North Carolina
September 27, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
Extensive flooding of the North Toe and Nolichucky Rivers as well as the lower portion of the Cane River developed during the overnight and early morning hours of the 27th as rainfall rates began to intensify again during the evening of the 26th. The most intense rainfall occurred just after sunrise, as the tropical rain bands near the center of Helene swept across the area. Dozens of homes were inundated and numerous roads were inundated and damaged or destroyed including portions of Highways 19 and 80. Several fatalities occurred, mostly in flooded homes. Several dozen landslides also occurred across this part of Yancey County, with some of those causing further damage and destruction. Storm total rainfall across this part of Yancey County was generally between 6-11 inches. A family of f
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.