I figured you would post during this. Good to see you back. I'm only at 2.16 today being a little further east. I bet some places near Old Fort have gotten over 4 to 5 inches already.
Bad flooding in Asheville already and the escarpment is getting nailed right now and it looks like it won't let up for hours. Bad situation early in the game.
Back in 2018 when I was living in Virginia there was significant flooding in May. They had a small landslide near the dam making a sensor go off for imminent dam failure and my family had to evacuate and stay at the YMCA for 2 or 3 days while they investigated it. It's been there since the 1920s and seen some major floods.
1940 hurricane came from Hilton Head and went into GA before going north.
1916 was really the worst case scenario. A storm from the gulf and a storm from the Atlantic within a week or so. Devastation to the railroads then. If that happened now I dont want to think how bad it would be.
Old fort is getting pounded again with storms. They have had 2 inches today in spots already. I am also surprised at all the tornado warnings near us today in TN, KY, and VA. I'm sure there will be some with Helene too.