Heavy Rainfall to Bring Flooding Threat to California; Heavy Snow in the Sierra

A strong atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall to California through the holiday week. The heaviest rainfall is expected on Wednesday in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall is expected in the Sierra Nevada from the atmospheric river, raising concerns for major snow‐load impacts. Travel may be difficult to impossible over the passes. Read More >

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2022

Event Summary of 16-17 January 2022 Winter Storm

2021

Event Summary of 17 August 2021 Flash Flooding and Tornadoes (Tropical Storm Fred)

2020

2019

Event Summary of 19 April 2019 Flash Flooding

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2017

2016

The Impact of Hermine on the Western Carolinas and Northeast Georgia, 2-3 September 2016

2014

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2011

An Epic Outbreak of tornadoes affects northeast Georgia and western North Carolina on 27-28 April 2011

2010

The Palm Sunday, March 28, 2010, Severe Weather Outbreak, including the tornadoes that struck Belmont and Spencer, North Carolina.
The Heavy Snow of 29-30 January 2010

2009

2005

A case study of the ice storm of 15 December 2005 in the western Carolinas and extreme northeast Georgia.

2004

The deadly debris flow along Peeks Creek in Macon County NC during Hurricane Ivan, 16-17 September 2004
The remnants of Frances (6-8 September 2004), Ivan (16-17 September 2004), and Jeanne (26-28 September 2004) resulted in heavy rain over the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. Click on the storm names above for individual rainfall, for an easy rainfall comparison click here.
29 July 2004: Flash flooding pushed the Reedy River at Greenville to near record levels.

1997

The High Shear/Low CAPE Severe Weather Event of 21 February 1997.

1993

A Twenty Year Recollection of the Superstorm of March 1993 in the Western Carolinas and Extreme Northeast Georgia

1989

A Look Back at the Western Carolina Violent Tornado Outbreak of 5 May 1989

1960

A Review of the Record-Breaking Snow and Persistent Cold of February and March 1960

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