Record #:

18718

Author(s):

Williams, Heidi Coryell

Abstract:

The great flood of July 16, 1916 broke all records and caused death and destruction in Western North Carolina. That day twenty-two inches of rain fell over the western mountains in twenty-four hours, sending flood waters surging through Asheville, Belmont, Marshall, and other communities. Eighty people were killed, and property damages were almost $23 million.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 80 Issue 9, Feb 2013, p48-50, 52, 54-56, il

Subject(s):

Floods--North Carolina, Western