Blue Ridge Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I have been fielding phone calls since late yesterday for water in basements and flooding issues. It sucks that a normal flood policy won't cover flooding, but that's how it goes. Several homes were washed from their foundations in the dry creek area of carter county (Elizabethton) last night. Swift water rescues were common. After having over 12 inches of rain last month our ground just can't handle it anymore. Even north JC (which doesn't have a problem with flooding, had SEVERAL areas of pretty severe flooding. This is a once in 100 year type flood event and deserving of its own thread, I just don't have the time to put it together. Done. When you have time, drop by and fill in the gaps I left. I've only received so much information, as many of my contacts either live in Johnson City or Unicoi County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burkecountync Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 One hour storm = almost 2.5 inches of rain in Hildebran, NC. It was one of the heaviest storms I have seen. Anyone east of the mountains tonight, you may see one of these storms and they will produce very heavy rainfall. Models are showing numerous developments once that coastal wave interacts with the mid level disturbance over the foothills and piedmont, so we will see what happens. With epic flooding in Tennessee yesterday, it may happen east of the mountains tonight and tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQPublic Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Had a nice dump of rain around 8 and still coming down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griteater Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I'm sure this is not perfect, but it does capture some of the departures that we've seen from various posters, like the negative departures in some areas west of Raleigh toward Greensboro, around Wilmington, and in parts of Georgia...with positive anomalies east of Raleigh toward Greenville, NC, and in the NC Foothills. I'm not as in tune with the heavy positive departures in the SC lowcountry, far SE GA and N FL. It also shows the large-scale drought in the heartland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCSNOW Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 My Rain Gauge holds 5 inches and is overflowing. Got 2.3 yesterday and didn't empty it out. Been trained for the second day in a row. Friend 8 miles south of me picked up 4.8 inches today and its still raining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I got .2 last night, and .1 today. N.C. up here-------------, Ga. way down here------------------------., Carolina---------------------- Ga., way, way down here Big rain drain, going up map, lol. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carvers Gap Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I have been fielding phone calls since late yesterday for water in basements and flooding issues. It sucks that a normal flood policy won't cover flooding, but that's how it goes. Several homes were washed from their foundations in the dry creek area of carter county (Elizabethton) last night. Swift water rescues were common. After having over 12 inches of rain last month our ground just can't handle it anymore. Even north JC (which doesn't have a problem with flooding, had SEVERAL areas of pretty severe flooding. This is a once in 100 year type flood event and deserving of its own thread, I just don't have the time to put it together. Unreal footage coming out of downtown JC and Dry creek. The only flooding I can even compare this to is when the Smokies flooded in the early 90s - moving boulders the size of cars. Just devestating to many parts of Johnson City and the surrounding mountain communities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 More heavy rains today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 light dripping. 0.05" overnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crossthread Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Excellent steady rain(s) this morning across the ILM/Tri-county area(s) today.... Cooler temps are in the Forcast, Mid-80's for the next couple days, nearly 100% chance(s) of Precip, over the course of the week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperNET Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 .14" Sunday .12" yesterday..... Heavy rain all around us. No worries though....we have had 7.75" since 7/1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEGa Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 another storm early this morning, adding another .47" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 0.13 in the gauge from yesterday...clouds have been very thick until the past half hour, the sun has now appeared. We'll see what happens later this afternoon. Also, still got the weak meso-low along the GA/AL border moving slowly northeast...models have had a tough time in accurately predicting its movement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Absolutely coming down here in Bostic. Got under the small little cell, and in 20 -30 mins have picked up close to 1" of rain! Awesome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtg947h Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 The bottom fell out right about the time I got home from work (1640). Radar estimates have us at about 2" so far today, and our backyard is flooded about a third of the way up. I wish I could have gotten pictures of the first part of the storm; I could see the updrafts being sucked up just before I got into the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isopycnic Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 1.44" this afternoon... it looks like maybe in ~20 minutes according to the weather station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Those storms between Gastonia and Charlotte look pretty intense ,and almost stationary.anybody got total,or any info on flooding? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithiaWx Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I snagged 2.01" this afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audioguy3107 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 another storm early this morning, adding another .47" You sure must be in the sweet spot. Let's count this the 4th straight day of 50 to 70% POPs where I have seen nothing but beautiful partly cloudy skies. I have to say I'm a little confused at FFC's discussions as of late. I've had better chances during the typical summertime "10 to 20% chance of afternoon thunderstorms" forecasts. I remember that one of the mets on another thread posted that drought tends to remain drought, but this is ridiculous. By the way, my station graphic is currently reporting: Thunderstorm/heavy rain/fog/mist. I can assure you none of those things are occuring anywhere around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowless in Carrollton Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Once again today, like has happened so many times this summer, a storm dies out right as it gets to my area. I picked up .13" for a total of .53" in the last 25 days. The lawn looks horrible. Very brown and crunchy. So when is this "wet" pattern supposed to start ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 Those storms between Gastonia and Charlotte look pretty intense ,and almost stationary.anybody got total,or any info on flooding? Yeah no doubt, big time rains have hit Mecklenburg over the past 3 hours and not a peep...Where's Burger when you need him? The whole southern half of the county has 2+ inches and nearly 6 inches around Carowinds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Once again today, like has happened so many times this summer, a storm dies out right as it gets to my area. I picked up .13" for a total of .53" in the last 25 days. The lawn looks horrible. Very brown and crunchy. So when is this "wet" pattern supposed to start ? I feel for ya. That happens to me all the time. I watch storms move in from any direction and they seem to break up right before they get to my house. I get a little anvil mist before the sun comes back out. The shields are functioning properly, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxKnurd Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Dry as a bone here for me, storms setup shop the past two nights just to my east by a mile or two though at least yesterday I got a few nice heavy showers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 More heavy rains today! Was 75 this afternoon after the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrips27 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Another 1"+ today! I'll give an official total tomorrow. Forgot to post that I got 1.30" on Saturday. August has been nice and wet so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsaur Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Raining now, and rained a short bit this afternoon. I can it's raining every day now, even if some of it is light, and lighter. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion_NC_WX Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 Gotta love this time of the year where the globals spit out fantasy storms...this morning's GFS cooperates by taking a wave that's currently well developed over the Sahara Desert and puts it on South Carolina's coastline front door in 2 weeks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Just got woke up by some of the loudest thunder I have ever heard. Heavy rain and thunder now. 3.06 for the month already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevDodd Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Our streak of near misses in central Harnett Co. ended with a splash yesterday. Three separate showers converged on us between 3 and 6 p.m. Picked up slightly more than 3 inches at our place, with another inch or so between Lillington and Bunnlevel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WFFaithful Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I got less than a tenth from this tropical moisture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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