Flash Flood — Buncombe, North Carolina

Event narrative (NOAA)

Historic and catastrophic flash flooding developed along the Swannanoa River basin during the early morning hours as rainfall rates began to intensify as tropical rainbands near the center of Helene swept across the area. Numerous structures and roads were inundated in the city of Black Mountain, the Swannanoa community and surrounding areas, with multiple homes and businesses and numerous roads destroyed. The most devastating flooding occurred in the Asheville area, as numerous businesses were damaged and some completely destroyed or swept away in Biltmore Village. The stream gauge on the Swannanoa River at Biltmore Village crested at just over 26 feet, which was more than 5 feet higher than the crest during the Great Flood of 1916. Multiple landslides occurred throughout the Swannanoa V

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