Met1985

What are up to already? 5 plus?

Yep flash flooding warning for the Pigeon River from Tomorrow through Friday.

Yeah I swore we had some brief hail in Canton about 10 minutes ago.

Will be one hell of a flight! Stay safe!

This stuff coming from Atlanta means business. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

Yall want to do an obs thread or just keep everything here? Also torrential rainfall with lots of lightning.

I believe it because it's basically what all the other models show.

Seems like I'm fighting dry air. Temps have dropped to 66 but not much rain which is freaking great.

Just light rain here but I hear the thunder coming.

This is pretty amazing. Look at the fetch of moisture all the way down in the Gulf. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

Our county just pulled the trigger about an hour ago. Closed school the rest of the week. A great decision indeed and couldn't agree more.

It won't matter here. Shits going to be unhinged if the forecasts are correct.

Yeah all of WNC could have a lot of damage when all is said and done in this area.

No doubt! Amazing.

Never have I seen this either. Great action from the NWS here. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... A Tropical Storm Watch means tropical storm-force winds are possible somewhere within this area within the next 48 hours * LOCATIONS AFFECTED - Waynesville * WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Below tropical storm force wind - Peak Wind Forecast: 20-30 mph with gusts to 55 mph - THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for wind 39 to 57 mph - PLAN: Plan for hazardous wind of equivalent tropical storm force. - PREPARE: Efforts to protect property should now be underway. Prepare for limited wind damage. - ACT: Act now to complete preparations before the wind becomes hazardous. - POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Limited - Damage to porches, awnings, carports, sheds, and unanchored mobile homes. Unsecured lightweight objects blown about. - Many large tree limbs broken off. A few trees snapped or uprooted, but with greater numbers in places where trees are shallow rooted. Some fences and roadway signs blown over. - A few roads impassable from debris, particularly within urban or heavily wooded places. Hazardous driving conditions on bridges and other elevated roadways. - Scattered power and communications outages. * FLOODING RAIN - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Flood Watch is in effect - Peak Rainfall Amounts: Additional 6-10 inches, with locally higher amounts

I'd think that would be enough time especially with the heat down there but just in case I wouldn't lift the door up at all until after all this is settled if you can help it.

We got us a Hurricane! Hurricane Helene. 80mph 979mb

I'm watching this really close. I think this is the start of everything this afternoon. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

Huge increase on the NAM from 6z.

Yeah looks like it's going to miss the Yucatan which will only help this thing become a monster. It's already a very large storm.

Yeah I just read that. Not good at all. Looks like the original forecast to miss the Yucatan will turn out true. This is good news for strengthening but bad news for us. The bigger, the meaner, the more this thing grows the worst is will possibly be for us. Again just my observation.

I actually think I bit of a west jog would be really bad for us because it puts us on the NW side of Helene. We get the brunt of anything that is still with her and it drags that train of moisture right through WNC. Just my opinion.

No kidding! That's impressive. I've been lucky to only get .25 inches this week. I've been re-hanging fallen gutter today...

I hope all these modeled precipitation outputs are wrong or it decides to change direction on us. Even in a mild drought that's way to much rainfall all at once. Here's to open it's not historic lol.