Absolutely nothing down here in Old Fort either. Heck, I saw stars most of the night. Hardly even clouded up. I see nothing to get my hopes up about in the long-term either.
Sigh. I'll probably wake up in the morning with another event that blanks Old Fort but manages to top the cars in the mountains and east of me. It's been so long for us eastern escarpment/foothill folks.
You know it's a potent NWFS event when I have snow falling down in Old Fort sticking to the roof. And in November! I know I've been a pessimistic one the last few years but hey, I'll take any sign of cold-snow in the pre-Christmas time period. It's been far too long.
I know it's been impossible for folks to get up on the Parkway. But, anyone seen anything on how some of the more well-known areas fared?
Linn Cove Viaduct, Craggy Gardens, Mt. Mitchell, Mt. Pisgah, Graveyard Fields, etc?
I feel so helpless. Trying to get back to Old Fort as quickly as possible but fear it won't be until Saturday or Sunday at the earliest...if it's even possible
Will be interesting to read the lessons learned from the forecasting of Helene's track. She's been a good bit east of what the NWS/NHC had been putting out.
Apartment in Asheville (Sweeten Creek) is without power. Old Fort is too.
Really worried about my property in Old Fort. I'm up in the northeast for this week and have tried getting away from work to make it home to prepare. Unofrtunately, won't be able to. Hopefully don't return this weekend to too much damage.
This truly has been a pretty remarkable stretch of weather, especially in regards to the temperatures. No extended periods of extreme heat this summer. Parts of the Carolinas are having one of their top 5 coolest starts to a September on record. It's been pretty rare to be able to say "coolest" anything in recent years.
Exicted for the fall and winter season with this group. Hoping for a better year than the last several. Looks like a rainy weekend ahead. As long as it isn't a washout, would be very welcome in my neck of the woods.