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Rising floodwater threatens homes in North Carolina mountains

By Dave Faherty, wsoctv.com
By Dave Faherty, wsoctv.com

HIGH COUNTRY, N.C. — Several local counties are keeping an eye out for flooding as they continue to be drenched by heavy rainfall.

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Along the Yadkin River in Caldwell County, water levels were up after several inches of rain fell across the foothills and mountains. Firefighters were concerned that with the ground so saturated, any more rainfall could lead to flooding.

In McDowell County west of Marion, firefighters said by 10 a.m. Tuesday, nearly 6 inches of rain fell, causing yards to flood and water to rise dangerously close to homes.

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At the Linville Falls Campground, all the campers who were in tents packed up and left Tuesday morning.

A couple who arrived Monday night told Channel 9′s Dave Faherty it rained heavily for hours.

“In our camper, in our fifth wheel when that stuff hits as hard as it was hitting, it was deafening,” Jerry Peart said.

Near Grandfather Mountain, the water rose rapidly along several streams flowing down the mountainside along Highway 221. One fire department said they recorded 2.25 inches of rainfall in just one hour.

The weather didn’t keep a set of visitors from Florida from hiking along the Blue Ridge Parkway, where it was difficult to see much of anything.

“Definitely very rainy and dreary, but still beautiful with all the clouds as you see into nothing,” Drea Korker said.

“Just really misty and foggy honestly,” Reece Inman said. “I think it’s still beautiful when you’re able to see nothing.”

Avery County dispatchers said the Flood Watch there continues through Thursday afternoon, with possibly more heavy rain expected later Tuesday night.

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Deluge of rain causes concern for flooding, downed trees in Cramerton


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