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  2. Climate of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The North Carolina State Climate Office at North Carolina State University reported that its Mount Mitchell weather station recorded 24.41 in (620 mm) of rainfall. [22] The office referred to the total as "off the charts", comparing it to 16.5 in (420 mm) of rainfall being a once-in-1,000-year flood for the area.

  3. List of North Carolina weather records - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of North Carolina weather records.North Carolina is located in the Southeastern United States.With the Appalachian Mountains in the western portions of the state, the Piedmont stretching nearly 300 miles across the central portions of the state, and the Coastal Plains and Atlantic Ocean in the eastern portions of the state, North Carolina has experienced many different ...

  4. A day after a once-in-a-thousand-year rainstorm, southern ...

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    A rainstorm expected only once every 1,000 years deluged parts of southern Appalachia on Wednesday night, with as much as 8 inches falling in a day’s time in Asheville, North Carolina.. Now, the ...

  5. National Climatic Data Center - Wikipedia

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    Climate records and upper air observations were punched onto cards in 1936. This organization was transferred to Asheville, North Carolina, in 1951, where the National Weather Records Center (NWRC). [3] It was housed in the Grove Arcade Building in Asheville, North Carolina.

  6. Why was Asheville and North Carolina flooding so bad? Rare ...

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    Asheville saw a 100-year flood with Helene. The reason why is complicated. Here's what to know.

  7. Mountain terrain, monstrous rain: What caused North Carolina ...

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    Over three days, rain amounts of 6 inches to 30 inches or more fell across a region from north Georgia through western North Carolina, eastern Tennessee and into Virginia.

  8. Why did it flood so badly in Western North Carolina? Some ...

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    "In the mountains, that rainfall quickly funnels into streams and rivers. Asheville, North Carolina, a fast-growing city of about 95,000 residents, is located in a bowl in mountainous terrain ...

  9. Asheville, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Asheville (/ ˈ æ ʃ v ɪ l / ASH-vil) is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. [7] Located at the confluence of the French Broad and Swannanoa rivers, it is the most populous city in Western North Carolina, and the state's 11th-most-populous city.