Tropical Storm Fred - Western North Carolina

[SMOKYMTN]

The NC mountains are the highest east of the Rockies, yet a lot of people do not realize we are only 200 miles from the Atlantic coast. It makes us susceptible to tropical storms and Hurricanes. Case in point, our little rainforest corner of the world in just 24hrs picked up 20” of rain from TS Fred at the highest elevations in the Balsam and Smoky Mountain regions and it caused hell downstream. Haywood County looks like a war zone.

Y’all keep these folks in your prayers tonight.

2 dead and 20 unaccounted for in North Carolina flooding after the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred slam area

Two people have died and searches for others are underway amid severe flooding in western North Carolina, where the remnants of Tropical Storm Fred swamped or washed away homes and roads, authorities said Thursday.

amp.cnn.com

 

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https://www.facebook.com/100066980868930/posts/161143342795027

 

[SMOKYMTN]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1117916792073452

 

[ethan]

Hasn’t been to bad here in south east Tn, but we dodged a bullet! Our western NC neighbors got hit hard!

 

[Wellsdw]

I was in that area a Couple weeks ago, beautiful country, hate to see that happen. People are tough for sure up there.
In Nor Cal now on a fire. Must be something about mountains that bring disasters

 

[Billy Goat]

It's easy to overlook what terrain can do with rain.

I have seen massive flooding from 7-9" of rain. I can't imagine a large area in the appalachian getting 15-20".


In 1969 hurricane Camille hit not far from me. Washed away whole towns. Pretty horrifying to hear the stories.

 

[SMOKYMTN]

I’m just in awe at some of these images. Never thought I’d see it like this.

https://www.facebook.com/100044369171810/posts/385182142970755

 

[SMOKYMTN]

It's easy to overlook what terrain can do with rain.

I have seen massive flooding from 7-9" of rain. I can't imagine a large area in the appalachian getting 15-20".


In 1969 hurricane Camille hit not far from me. Washed away whole towns. Pretty horrifying to hear the stories.

100% agree. A lot of folks don’t realize that the Highlands and Cashiers region in NC is one of the wettest places in the lower 48, averaging over 100” per year. It’s the escarpment along the lower Appalachians where Gulf moisture and tropical systems meet 4000’ to 6000’ feet of elevation and the upsloping when these systems crash into the mountains will wring out every bit of moisture available. It just exacerbates these tropical systems that much more.

 

[ncstatehunter]

Tuesday was just a crazy day. I was working between Canton and Asheville, someone was looking out for me because I went to the dealership to get something fixed right before all hell broke loose on Haywood/Buncombe line. Not as bad as southern Haywood but still bad. I know of one neighborhood cut off because the road washed out, another where they closed the bridge because it’s unsafe.

 

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[Mtn_Nomad]

Definitely got pretty rough for us in Rabun, GA as well. Prayers for the communities

 

[SMOKYMTN]

A somewhat happy update for the Christmas season:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=4445326075590387