It’s still raining!

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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Here’s the news, from Associated Press, which tells us what we all know — that it started raining Monday morning and it’s still raining today. It doesn’t mention Henderson County, which recevied 1 to 3 inches of rain. Now there’s cause for concern, though, with the flash flooding:

Forecasters issued a flash flood watch this morning for nearly a dozen western North Carolina counties as remnants of Tropical Storm Fay brought heavy rains and cut power to thousands of customers.

Farmers and water system officials hoped the rain would ease a drought that has been at its worst in 21 western North Carolina counties.
The National Weather Service issued the flash flood watch after the forecast showed rain was likely through Wednesday. A half inch of rain as measured at Asheville Regional Airport on Monday and more than 2 inches fell at Highlands in Macon County. Forecasters said 4 to 6 inches could fall in the region by Thursday.