![]() ![]() It's a National Weather Service map, which you can find here: So let's start there.ĭavid Easterling, director of the National Climate Assessment Technical Support Unit, part of NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information, in Asheville, referred me to a nifty weather map that shows just how dry Asheville is compared to other mountain areas. Real answer: I've addressed Asheville's status as the driest place in the state before, which is ironic considering the amount of beer here, but it's always a fascinating topic. ![]() My answer: I just know this: No matter how hard it's raining, my dogs still want to go for a nice long walk. What's going on with all of the extra water coming down in our area? What are the implications that are coming about because of what appears to be a pattern of change in the weather with a lot of extra moisture? Are the figures from the last three years being built into the annual average amount of precipitation, such that it would show the increase in our area, which I believe historically is one of the drier counties in this area? Are we the driest place in the state? Whether it's on an annual basis or the last three years, that's a lot of water, and we seem to be moving into the deep end of the pool. And if you go back to January 2019 to the present date, I think we've collected an additional five feet of water above the average amount in the last three years. According to data that I have, the average amount of rainfall for Asheville is 45.57 inches annually. I believe this most recent rain put us over 60 inches for the year - which is 5 feet of water - and we still have almost a month left in 2020. Question: When I went out to my mailbox early this morning to get my Citizen Times, once again it was raining. Shelby Harris is a reporter covering education and other topics.Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: ![]() Inglewood at Elk Mountain Scenic Highway.Riverside Drive at the railroad trestle.Swannanoa River Road at the Tobacco Barn.Lodge Street from Hendersonville Road to Sweeten Creek Road.Amboy Road from the I-240 to Lyman Street.Highway 70 at Warren Wilson Road, and an Asheville Public Works blog post updated Aug. The NC Department of Transportation reported an impassable roadway on U.S. Many roads are still closed as a result of the storm. One person utilized a temporary shelter at Trinity Baptist Church Aug. 18, Duke Energy reported 6,428 people without power in Buncombe County. 17 while they typically receive 1,000 daily.Īs of 11 a.m. Govus said 9-1-1 dispatchers received 2,400 calls Aug. County spokeswoman Lillian Govus said the majority were boat rescues from Buncombe’s swiftwater team. 17 - with 18% of the calls reporting fallen trees and 12% requiring moving water rescue, according to spokeswoman Kelley Klope.īuncombe County Emergency Services conducted 50 individual rescues. None of the crashes resulted in serious injuries, Asheville Police spokeswoman Christina Hallingse said.Īsheville Public Works responded to 18 downed trees, city spokeswoman Polly McDaniel said.Īsheville Fire responded to 143 calls Aug. “That is a tremendous amount of rain for a two-day total for Buncombe County,” Outlaw said.Īsheville Police responded to 21 vehicle crashes from midnight Aug. The two-day total for Western North Carolina was about 7 inches, Outlaw said. 17 when about 6 inches of rain touched down in areas such as Candler and Beaverdam. 16-17 with a two-day total of about 9 inches, Outlaw said.īut the western part of the county saw the most rain during the thick of the storm Aug. Those rainfall calculations are measured at the Asheville Regional Airport, but some areas of Buncombe received even more rain than that, National Weather Service meteorologist Doug Outlaw said.Įastern Buncombe County, which includes Black Mountain and Montreat, had the most rain Aug. More on Tropical Depression Fred: Tropical Depression Fred: flash flooding, tornado watches French Broad flooding possible 21-22, 1967 with 5.44 inches of rain, according to Jeff Robel from the National Centers for Environmental Information. 4-5, 1964 when the area received 5.59 inches of rain and Aug. 16-17, the county received 5.33 inches of rain - a two-day total surpassed only twice before on Oct. Tropical Depression Fred’s sweep over Buncombe County resulted in the most rainfall the county has seen in more than 50 years.įrom Aug. Watch Video: Candler man recounts water rescue ![]()
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