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Eventdex · Heavy Rain

WATAUGA

689004 · 36.230, -81.500

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Event typeevent_typeHeavy Rain
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id689,004
Episode IDepisode_id114,853
Begin UTCbegin_utc2017-03-31T11:07:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2017-03-31T11:07:00+00:00
StatestateNORTH CAROLINA
County/zone typecz_typeC
County/zone namecz_nameWATAUGA
Latitudelat36.230
Longitudelon-81.500
End latitudeend_lat36.230
End longitudeend_lon-81.500
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourcePublic
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeAn upper low emerged from the southern plains into the Ohio Valley March 30-31 with an associated surface low lifting north into the Great Lakes. This system brought the most widespread rainfall of the month with amounts ending at 12z (8 AM EDT) on the 31st reaching 2-4 inches across parts of the North Carolina mountains. Several rain gages in Watauga County saw more than three inches including Sandy Flats IFLOWS (SDRN7) 4.55���, Watagua R/Foscoe (FOSN7) 3.82���, Boone 1 SE COOP (BOON7) 3.26���, Parkway School IFLOWS (EKCN7) and Boone RG (BONN7) 3.09���. Runoff from the rainfall pushed the Watauga River above Minor flood stage. Several roads were reported with standing water on them and a significant mudslide/debris flow was reported in the Deep Gap area, closing the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeA large debris flow closed a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Deep Gap area. A smaller debris flow washed onto a portion of Route 321.
Yearyear2,017

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