wncsnow Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 McDowell is a war zone. Trying to access my property but I can't even get there. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted September 27, 2024 Author Share Posted September 27, 2024 On 9/27/2024 at 5:21 PM, wncsnow said: McDowell is a war zone. Trying to access my property but I can't even get there. Expand This is the most devastating impact imaginable for western NC. Literally our worst fears came to fruition. I’m praying for your family. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 On 9/27/2024 at 5:27 PM, BooneWX said: This is the most devastating impact imaginable for western NC. Literally our worst fears came to fruition. I’m praying for your family. Expand Thank you. We are about to pack up and leave to somewhere with power. It will take days and weeks for McDowell and WNC to recover. Maybe even years. With the river at 21.5 I'm fairly certain my home is flooded. Glad I made be decision to leave. My prayers are with everyone. I dread the upcoming news 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 Confirmed tornado on ground north of Rocky Mount NC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 I can't get out due to the tree on the power line, but took a walk around and it's insane how much damage and flooding there is. Incredible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyefan1 Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 Doesn't include anything past 8am this morning 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downeastnc Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 This is bad bad bad 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 Hate to say this but the sun just popped out here. ~While I had quite a bit of rain prior days only 1.17” since midnight with the highest wind gust of 32mph. We have quite a lot of family in Boone area. Obviously a total different story. Have contacted almost all and they are all still in their homes. No power of course but that’s about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WNC_Fort Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 On 9/27/2024 at 5:21 PM, wncsnow said: McDowell is a war zone. Trying to access my property but I can't even get there. Expand 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 Tornado damage north of Rocky Mount, NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 Still now word from our family in Old Fort since EMS told us they were okay. Can’t get to them. Can’t call them. Feels so helpless.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 Apparently the waterville dam has failed? That's a huge dam. I-40 is washed out on the TN side of the line. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btownheel Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 Newport emergency nets saying the Waterville dam has now completely failed. That’s a massive dam.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklin NCwx Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 On 9/27/2024 at 1:48 PM, buckeyefan1 said: Outside my front door Expand Stay safe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 On 9/27/2024 at 7:25 PM, calculus1 said: Still now word from our family in Old Fort since EMS told us they were okay. Can’t get to them. Can’t call them. Feels so helpless. . Expand Same here, last I heard from my sister was this morning. I think they’re fine but it’s unnerving. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 https://x.com/margoinwnc/status/1839717416227450950?s=46&t=NyKvXvI1o-sJQb-68mmo4g 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 I-40 at the state line:. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfStock1 Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 On 9/27/2024 at 8:44 PM, calculus1 said: I-40 at the state line: . Expand That's probably due to the failure of the Waterville dam, which is just upstream of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southmdwatcher Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 The pictures of the I40 washout seemed to hit social media prior to the news of the Waterville dam failure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSG Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 On 9/27/2024 at 8:53 PM, southmdwatcher said: The pictures of the I40 washout seemed to hit social media prior to the news of the Waterville dam failure Expand correct. That photo of the washout is from hours before the dam failure. the highway is likely completely gone in multiple places by now. I really hope the stranded cars/trucks in that photo made it to higher ground.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwagner88 Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 Apparently the waterville dam did NOT fail. May have been overtopped. But the dam itself is not in danger of failing and the NWS has cancelled the FF emergency for Cocke county. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 On 9/27/2024 at 9:02 PM, dwagner88 said: Apparently the waterville dam did NOT fail. May have been overtopped. But the dam itself is not in danger of failing and the NWS has cancelled the FF emergency for Cocke county. Expand What a clusterfuck. I wonder how many people will ignore the next evacuation order. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazdaddy Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 We got nothing compared to folks west of us but that last band was stout. This is runoff in my back pasture dumping into the pond. 18” deep at the fence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfStock1 Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 On 9/27/2024 at 9:24 PM, jburns said: What a clusterfuck. I wonder how many people will ignore the next evacuation order. Expand For what it's worth - the river still hit record levels with severe flooding, at 28 feet high - and still rising right now! So I'm guessing most of the town is underwater right now anyhow. https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/NEPT1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southmdwatcher Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 On 9/27/2024 at 9:51 PM, WolfStock1 said: For what it's worth - the river still hit record levels with severe flooding, at 28 feet high - and still rising right now! So I'm guessing most of the town is underwater right now anyhow. https://water.noaa.gov/gauges/NEPT1 Expand Without a dam failure, that reading is 5 feet above the previous record crest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 I left the no service area safely and am in Virginia with the in laws. Still couldn't get to my house before we left but it doesn't look good. Not sure what's next other than determining how bad it is which will be tomorrow with nightfall approaching and the river still in flood. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 On 9/27/2024 at 10:35 PM, wncsnow said: I left the no service area safely and am in Virginia with the in laws. Still couldn't get to my house before we left but it doesn't look good. Not sure what's next other than determining how bad it is which will be tomorrow with nightfall approaching and the river still in flood. Expand While leaving I witnessed trees on power lines, many in the road, trees on houses, cars, flash flooding, signs blown over or crushed by trees and more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 Hits home when people you connect with on here are seriously affected by a storm. Thinking bout yall western folks… Yall will get lots of powdery snow and no ice this winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nchighcountrywx Posted September 27, 2024 Share Posted September 27, 2024 Mount Mitchell ranger station: sustained 81.2 gust to 106mph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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