2026 Foothills thread

[Tyler Penland]

Still tacking on warnings/advisories. Fire department reporting water over the road in Chimney Rock per Radarscope.

Linville River up to 4.46ft in Nebo. Watauga only currently at 4.01 in Sugar Grove- antecedent conditions helping a ton.

 

[wncsnow]

Just hit 5 inches here. Thankfully the rates have generally decreased and the heavier showers move through quickly. Think we will get another inch or so. 

[strongwxnc]

6.15” this last line that just came in had wind and the heaviest rain !


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[WNC_Fort]

The early morning band that went through McDowell county was intense. 

[WXNewton]

This band coming through Catawba County right now means business. Just went from 3 inches to 4 inches in the past 25 minutes. 

[BooneWX]

Getting smoked one final time

[BooneWX]

I look forward to the county telling me that water restrictions need to remain in place next week

[wncsnow]

Ended up with 6.62 storm total. Thankfully the Catawba never reached flood stage. 

[calculus1]

I had around 4 inches. The Vantage Vue said 3.8 inches, but I’m not exactly sure on the total amount, as a leaf got stuck in the Vue yesterday afternoon and caused me to miss some of the accumulation.

[Ernest T Bass]

3.4 here

Got home from Raleigh about 6pm and only had 1 inch.  So most of the total was last night and this am.

 

 

[wncsnow]

Pouring again.. 

[BooneWX]

Rough day in the foothills. Lots of damage in both Burke and Caldwell counties. The dam at Rhodhiss is now open, which will spell even more damage downstream. I haven’t seen this lake in such rough shape outside of Helene. I went down to the neighborhood docks a bit ago and it smells awful - not a sewage scent but a rotted plant/earth smell. Furniture, trees, you name it coming down the waterway. Chocolate milk brown as you can imagine.