Maggie Valley Steve

Looks like an early taste of Fall will arrive this weekend extending into early next. My point and click forecast is showing low to mid 50's for morning lows!

Woke up to 60F this morning. Nice airmass change!

I got the property cleaned up and ready for our guests arriving tomorrow afternoon in the Short term rental. The sound of chain saws nearby all day and the neighbors above cutting down trees. I believe that's was the worst storm since Fred 5 years ago for our part of the Mountains.

I have a mess to clean up tomorrow with the large limbs and branches down, but I never lost power. Crazy lightning/thunder still ongoing, but the worst is over here

Big time severe storm just hit. Lots of damaging wind gusts exceeding 50 mph. Lot of large limbs down all around the house and I heard and felt trees coming down above the house.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10 PM

No rain today here at the house, but chances look better tomorrow. I'm starting to see signs of the Eastern trough becoming active again through the end of Meteorological Summer. Fronts and lower dew points are looking pretty good to end the Month.

Thunderstorms started early today. Frequent lightning with the current cluster in Haywood County.

I had a brief shower and a sprinkle earlier this evening. We'll see what that sagging boundary brings tomorrow.

We have a Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall this afternoon and tonight.

Noisy storm knocked out power and Internet for a while. 2 rounds of rain today at the house.

Looks like Buckethead will get the brunt first. Nasty bowing segments along the line that extends well W.

Looks like the Mountains are going to take a hit with the line of storms dropping out of Kentucky around 10 PM.

Storm blew up right over the house around 4:45.

My streak of days of rain was broken today at 13. A storm did fire S of me late this afternoon. And I have a new wrinkle here at the house. Bears! Hit the trash container right next to the house last night and they have been around the last week or so with cubs.