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.