The January 2013 Southeastern United States floods occurred from January 14 to 17 and resulted in mudslides and washouts throughout the southern Appalachian Mountains region. [1] [2] [3]
At the height of the flooding, 50 roads were declared impassable in Greene County, Tennessee alone. [4] A similar storm system brought more flooding rain to the region from January 27 to 31. [5]
As a result of the heavy rainfall, a January 16 landslide claimed a 200-feet section of U.S. Route 441 (known locally as "Newfound Gap Road") in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina. [6] The road, which crosses Newfound Gap at the Tennessee state line, was closed until April 15. [7] [1] [8] [9]