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]