Flood events in Buncombe County, North Carolina The flood events on record, by date and by year
This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).
NCEI has 52 flood events on record for Buncombe County, North Carolina, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest flood event on record is on 27 Sep 2024.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 18 flood events on record for the county.
The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Flood, Flash Flood, Coastal Flood, Lakeshore Flood.
Newest flood events on record
Flood
5 miles NNE of SHUMON. Damage estimate: $100 thousand
Flash Flood
1 mile ESE of RIDGECREST. Damage estimate: $300 million
Flash Flood
5 miles NNE of SHUMON. Damage estimate: $300 million
Flash Flood
2 miles E of NEW BRIDGE. Damage estimate: $1 thousand
Flood
At AZALEA. Damage estimate: $1.0 million
Flash Flood
At BLACK MTN. Damage estimate: $50 thousand
Flash Flood
At KENNWORTH. Damage estimate: $100 thousand
Flood
1 mile NW of BLACK MTN. Damage estimate: $1 thousand
Flash Flood
3 miles SE of ROYAL PINES. Damage estimate: $30 thousand
Flood
1 mile NE of GROVESTONE. Damage estimate: $10 thousand
Flash Flood
1 mile WNW of BLACK MTN. Damage estimate: $1 thousand
Flash Flood
4 miles ESE of BLUE RIDGE. Damage estimate: $2 thousand
Flash Flood
2 miles S of MONTREAT. Damage estimate: $500
Flash Flood
1 mile NW of BLACK MTN. Damage estimate: $2 thousand
Flood
1 mile ESE of GROVEMONT. Damage estimate: $100 thousand
Flash Flood
4 miles SSE of BLUE RIDGE. Damage estimate: $500
Flood
1 mile E of KENNWORTH. Damage estimate: $15 thousand
Flash Flood
1 mile SSE of KENNWORTH. Damage estimate: $10 thousand
Flash Flood
1 mile NNE of AZALEA. Damage estimate: $10 thousand
Flash Flood
1 mile SE of WEAVERVILLE. Damage estimate: $20 thousand
Flash Flood
2 miles NNW of LEICESTER
Flash Flood
1 mile NNW of NEW BRIDGE. Damage estimate: $100 thousand
Flash Flood
1 mile ENE of BEECH. Damage estimate: $10 thousand
Flash Flood
At WOODFIN. Damage estimate: $2.5 million
Flash Flood
1 mile ENE of ASHEVILLE
A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.
Flood events by year
| Decade | Year that ends in 0 | Year that ends in 1 | Year that ends in 2 | Year that ends in 3 | Year that ends in 4 | Year that ends in 5 | Year that ends in 6 | Year that ends in 7 | Year that ends in 8 | Year that ends in 9 | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| 2020s | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 (part of the year) | 7 |
A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.
Flood and flash flood events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.
By month, all years
- Jan6 events
- Feb3 events
- Mar1 event
- Apr1 event
- May6 events
- Jun4 events
- Jul11 events
- Aug5 events
- Sep11 events
- Oct2 events
- Nov0 events
- Dec2 events
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Buncombe | All counties of North Carolina | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flood events, 1996 to 2026 | 52 | 5,269 | 177,902 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 7.9 | 10.8 | 5.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 1.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 |
The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.
More flood events on record
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flood | not recorded | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $20 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $40 million | 2 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Flood | not recorded | $41 million | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Flood | not recorded | $30 thousand | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Flood | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone |
The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.
Official channels
- NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
- National Weather Service: Greenville-Spartanburg, SC (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Flood events on record for Buncombe County, North Carolina". https://countyhazards.com/county/nc/buncombe/flood/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most flood events on record for Buncombe County?
- July has 11 of the 52 flood events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
- How many flood events are on record for North Carolina?
- NCEI has 5,375 flood events on record for North Carolina from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
- How does Buncombe County compare with the other counties of North Carolina?
- The counties of North Carolina have 10.8 flood events for each 100 square miles. Buncombe County has 7.9.
- Why are some flood events on record for a forecast zone?
- NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.