Buckethead Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 1 hour ago, SnoJoe said: Going to be hot here in Salter Path as well. That's why I had them put in an ocean out back. Pricey, but worth it when it heats up. My station in Yancey Co. says it's 66.9. Can that be right? I'm currently at 71.1° at 4400' and Mt. Mitchell is at 68°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 This is probably the only time of year I'm ok with warm and dry. The rhododendrons and other wildflowers have been great so far and no rain to beat them down. Did see quite a few blooms welted a bit from the heat yesterday though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Time to hit the lake! Water is still cold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLander48 Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 Alright I'm over the heat. Havent felt rain since the Tash Sultana concert on Mothers day at Pisgah Brewing. When do the early bogus winter forecasts come out?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 I headed to the mountains on Memorial Day to escape the heat: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Beautiful pics eyewall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 14 hours ago, Met1985 said: Beautiful pics eyewall. Thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 I'm loving this weather, but some rain would be nice. I'm hoping these showers back to the west of us deliver later this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Alright I'm over the heat. That was quick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLander48 Posted May 31, 2019 Author Share Posted May 31, 2019 19 hours ago, Buckethead said: I'm loving this weather, but some rain would be nice. I'm hoping these showers back to the west of us deliver later this evening. Got some rain up this way in Boone last night. Hope yall had some as well, can already tell my allergies are so much better. 19 hours ago, Tyler Penland said: That was quick. (That's what she said) also the heat doesnt bother me unless I'm working and dont get to enjoy it lol, then I just want it to be miserable and wet outside so I feel like I'm not missing anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRidgeFolklore Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Finally looks some needed rain headed our way. *Needed being the key word. You can shut off the spigot as soon as it's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Penland Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 The blooms have been gorgeous this year but the haze and clouds have been a problem for photography in the northern half of NC. Got this shot of a flame azalea yesterday evening on Roan. I'll share a few more when I get around to editing them all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncjoaquin Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I may be the only one who thinks this, but did we really need the rain? We were only .31 below normal at the airport for May. We are 8 inches above normal for the year. We have had a 100 inches of rain in the last year in a half. People around here were acting like we were in the Oklahoma dust bowl. I am sick of rain. The ground water table has to be maxed out. We had many years with half the rain we have had, and seemed to do fine. We are getting ready to flood, YET AGAIN. Is the new norm that we have to flood before we have had enough rain? I am just speaking of WNC. Other areas may need the rain. A brown yard does not mean we need the rain in my opinion. Any farmers should be prepared for drier spells. Something doesn't add up to me. We should be fine on rain for a couple of months one would think. Not saying I am not wrong. That is just the way that it seems to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxKnurd Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 5 hours ago, ncjoaquin said: I may be the only one who thinks this, but did we really need the rain? We were only .31 below normal at the airport for May. We are 8 inches above normal for the year. We have had a 100 inches of rain in the last year in a half. People around here were acting like we were in the Oklahoma dust bowl. I am sick of rain. The ground water table has to be maxed out. We had many years with half the rain we have had, and seemed to do fine. We are getting ready to flood, YET AGAIN. Is the new norm that we have to flood before we have had enough rain? I am just speaking of WNC. Other areas may need the rain. A brown yard does not mean we need the rain in my opinion. Any farmers should be prepared for drier spells. Something doesn't add up to me. We should be fine on rain for a couple of months one would think. Not saying I am not wrong. That is just the way that it seems to me. I agree with you, look at the drought monitor and that tells the tale when it comes to needing rain IMO. Eastern side of the state, sure. Us? Nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckethead Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 It's been raining steadily here in Wolf for the past three hours. Just under 2.5" so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongwxnc Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I’ll be in black mountain this weekend running the black mountain monster 24hour race. Looks to be wet! . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 22 minutes ago, strongwxnc said: I’ll be in black mountain this weekend running the black mountain monster 24hour race. Looks to be wet! . Hope you're a good swimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 WPC Soecial Statement On Flask Flood Threat The latest HRRR guidance favors additional pockets of 3 to 6+ inch rainfall amounts going through 06Z, with the heaviest amounts occurring over western NC. In time, areas of southwest VA may see a bit of an uptick in more concentrated rainfall which will be due to some strengthening and veering of the low-level flow north of the stationary front. Given the earlier heavy rains and enhanced rainfall potential overnight (especially with such high rainfall rates), flash flooding will be likely and may be locally significant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Someone said it was getting dry? Someone said we need some rain? Mother nature said I got you!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 This return of unsettled weather will be here to stay for a bit. After a relatively dry hot May, June will be much different. Unsettled with near normal temps. Also the Euro is showing a pretty good trough dipping down next week that could bring some nice temps with continued unsettled weather. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Awaiting more rain today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainforrest Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Looks like it’s going to get nasty this pm and tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Met1985 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Rainforrest said: Looks like it’s going to get nasty this pm and tonight. Yeah especially for the eastern escarpment. We are getting into some heavy rainfall this late afternoon but the upslope regions look to get hammered on the eastern side tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 https://origin.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/metwatch/metwatch_mpd_multi.php?md=0398&yr=2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatLander48 Posted June 9, 2019 Author Share Posted June 9, 2019 Via Zaloos Canoes FB. about a mile away from where I lived in Ashe before moving to Boone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Headwaters of Lake Norman at Lookout Shoals Dam is highest it has been since 1940. Areas of northwest Catawba County, eastern Caldwell County, and western Alexander County saw 8-12 inches of rainfall. The heaviest rainfall was focused over the watersheds feeding Lake Rhodhiss and Lake Hickory and was responsible for levels at Lookout Shoals Lake not seen since 1940. This has caused flooding of homes along the lake and evacuation orders are in effect. * The latest lake level data for Lookout Shoals Lake are as follows: CURRENT POOL...106.7 feet (Moderate Flooding) and falling steadily. FULL POOL...100.0 feet. CREST...108.19 feet at 9am on June 9. This is the highest level recorded since August 1940, when the lake crested at 114.40 feet. Crests during the 2004 and 2013 floods were 107.4 and 107.0 feet, respectively. Video will not post so still image 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 48 minutes ago, nchighcountrywx said: Headwaters of Lake Norman at Lookout Shoals Dam is highest it has been since 1940. Areas of northwest Catawba County, eastern Caldwell County, and western Alexander County saw 8-12 inches of rainfall. The heaviest rainfall was focused over the watersheds feeding Lake Rhodhiss and Lake Hickory and was responsible for levels at Lookout Shoals Lake not seen since 1940. This has caused flooding of homes along the lake and evacuation orders are in effect. * The latest lake level data for Lookout Shoals Lake are as follows: CURRENT POOL...106.7 feet (Moderate Flooding) and falling steadily. FULL POOL...100.0 feet. CREST...108.19 feet at 9am on June 9. This is the highest level recorded since August 1940, when the lake crested at 114.40 feet. Crests during the 2004 and 2013 floods were 107.4 and 107.0 feet, respectively. Video will not post so still image That is impressive. I would love to see the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 51 minutes ago, jburns said: That is impressive. I would love to see the video. On my twitter feed @nchighcountrywx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 1 hour ago, nchighcountrywx said: On my twitter feed @nchighcountrywx Thanks. You don't see it anything like that very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted June 9, 2019 Share Posted June 9, 2019 Courtesy of Chris Armstrong. Chris is working on editing his video from 3 Catawba Valley Basin dams this morning Here is the Oxford Dam spillway between Lake Hickory and Lookout Shoals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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