Last Updated on October 3, 2024 1:10 pm
Below are rainfall amounts from Hurricane Helene as reported by the National Weather Service for counties in the High Country.
72-hour rainfall totals from across the region. The
listed locations provided Saturday, Friday and Thursday.
Any location which provided only one or two days worth of data are not included on this list.
The following data is provided by National Weather Service Blacksburg
...Watauga County...
Seven Devils 1 E 21.47 in 0630 AM 09/28 COCORAHS
Boone 3.8 ENE 20.12 in 0700 AM 09/28 COCORAHS
Blowing Rock 2.2 NE 16.91 in 0605 AM 09/28 COCORAHS
Boone 2.1 W 15.10 in 0700 AM 09/28 COCORAHS
Watauga Medical Center 10.52 in 1015 AM 09/28 AWOS
Boone Precip 2 S 8.40 in 1015 AM 09/28 USGS
...Alleghany County...
Sparta 0.8 W 14.35 in 0700 AM 09/28 COCORAHS
Sparta 3.8 E 11.77 in 0700 AM 09/28 COCORAHS
...Ashe County...
West Jefferson 1.5 W 10.95 in 0700 AM 09/28 COCORAHS
West Jefferson 1.4 SE 9.08 in 0700 AM 09/28 COCORAHS
Ashe County Airport 5.12 in 1025 AM 09/28 AWOS
The following data is provided by National Weather Service Greenville-Spartenburg
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1146 AM EDT Sat Sep 28 2024 ...HIGHEST PRECIPITATION REPORTS ABOVE SIX INCHES FROM HURRICANE HELENE... Location Amount Elevation (ft.) Busick 30.78 in 2892 Spruce Pine 6.6 SW 24.12 in 3372 Hendersonville 6.1 SSW 21.96 in 2277 3.1 E Rocky Bottom 21.66 in 2467 Hendersonville 3.1 WSW 18.89 in Slater-Marietta 6.4 NW 18.12 in 1079 Davidson River 18.02 in 3200 NC ARB BIERBAUM ASHEVILLE 8 17.31 in 2150 Mountain Home 0.9 WNW 17.09 in 2191 Guion Farm 16.90 in 2600 Hendersonville 1.0 SSW 16.88 in 2149 4.7 NE Pine Mountain 16.76 in 2127 Table Rock SP RAWS 16.51 in 1243 Candler 6.6 SW 16.18 in 2652 1.1 SE Hendersonville (IFLOW 16.15 in 2106 0.8 W Tryon 15.78 in 1200 Grandfather RAWS 15.42 in 1600 Salem 1.9 NE 15.30 in 1035 Salem 14.99 in 1042 Highlands RAWS 14.86 in 4203 0.7 W Banner Elk 14.85 in 3490 Tallulah 14.57 in 2728 1.6 NW Highlands 14.28 in 3677 Salem 0.8 SW 14.20 in 1033 North Cove Pinnacle 13.87 in 2560 2.7 N Mills River 13.26 in 2070 2.8 N Swannanoa 13.21 in 2573 Liberty 13.12 in 1026 4.2 SW Minneapolis 12.99 in 2901 Seneca 8.9 N 12.89 in Travelers Rest 8.9 N 12.88 in 1218 Taylors 4.0 NNW 12.61 in Sunset 2.9 W 12.54 in 1031 Travelers Rest 2.9 ENE 12.51 in Pickens 6.9 W 12.37 in 1064 Taylors 2.8 NNW 12.28 in 945 4 SE Clayton 12.25 in 1749 2 WNW Westminster 12.25 in 984 Mills River 1.1 N 12.16 in 2147 4.5 NW Cruso 11.95 in 2640 Leicester 4.5 SW 11.92 in 2560 3 WSW West Marion 11.81 in 1545 Flat Springs 1 E 11.78 in 3320 Rosman 11.65 in 2180 2.1 E Brevard 11.65 in 2139 1.1 NE Rainbow Springs 11.61 in 3360 Hartwell 5.6 NW 11.54 in 799 Berea 3.4 N 11.53 in Greenville 5.4 WNW 11.53 in 947 Six Mile 2.1 NE 11.46 in 1277 Sandy Springs 2 NE 11.46 in 765 Ellendale 11.45 in 1266 Germany 11.43 in 2809 1.0 NE Sunburst 11.30 in 2855 Mount Mitchell SP 11.22 in 6240 4.1 S Waynesville 11.14 in 3139 Nebo 0.9 ESE 10.96 in 1331 Taylorsville 10.93 in 1246 Landrum 6.1 SSW 10.87 in 2319 2.8 SE Little River 10.82 in 2706 Seneca 3.2 NE 10.72 in 885 Tryon 2.8 E 10.70 in 1144 Waynesville 5.5 NNW 10.69 in 2716 Cherokee 10.69 in 3399 Otto 10.69 in 2040 Seneca 2.2 NNE 10.65 in 849 Locust Gap 10.64 in 3919 2 ENE Maggie Valley 10.52 in 3450 Toccoa 10.38 in 1023 Scaly Mtn 10.27 in 4222 Berea 2.1 NNW 10.18 in Helen 9.5 ENE 10.17 in 1760 Clemson 0.8 NE 10.16 in 839 Lenoir 10.6 NNE 9.83 in 1568 Morganton 3.0 SSE 9.79 in 1223 Central 1.9 WSW 9.75 in Belton 3.5 W 9.71 in 777 WEST UNION 9.67 in 1000 1 WNW Powdersville 9.60 in 920 Chattooga RAWS 9.58 in 1500 Anderson 4.1 NNW 9.50 in Hodges 6.5 ENE 9.43 in 462 0.8 E Canton 9.31 in 2867 Anderson 2.8 NNE 9.25 in 2 S Catawba 9.11 in 939 Waterville 9.09 in 1416 2.2 SE Taylors 9.09 in 940 1 S Franklin 9.08 in 2147 Gastonia 3.9 ESE 9.03 in 695 Spring 9.00 in 951 0.7 SE Mount Holly (IFLOWS) 8.99 in 636 4.2 NE Spindale 8.93 in 857 Greer 7.9 SSE 8.82 in 847 2.7 SE Fingerville 8.80 in 748 Greenwood 4.3 WNW 8.80 in 618 4.5 NE Moccasin Creek State 8.78 in 1869 Lyman 4.1 WNW 8.76 in 935 Jessen Station 8.75 in 3633 2.8 NE Ellendale 8.72 in 1084 Union Mills 5.2 WNW 8.70 in Anderson County AP 8.64 in 759 Jackson County 8.51 in 2799 3.0 SE Denver 8.50 in 849 2.7 SE Cruso 8.48 in 5270 Bryson City 8.47 in 2200 Greenville 4.0 ESE 8.43 in 995 4.2 SW Huntersville (RR) ( 8.42 in 686 4.2 SW Huntersville (IFLOWS) 8.41 in 687 Anderson 10.5 SE 8.40 in 618 Lenoir 5.9 NNW 8.33 in 1371 Union Mills 2.6 ENE 8.28 in 1043 7.2 NE Smokemont 8.28 in 3328 2.2 NE Fountain Inn 8.26 in 721 Toccoa Airport 8.22 in 861 Clayton 8.21 in 2148 South Mtns FD 8.15 in 1292 2 SSE Cliffside 8.10 in 822 Taylorsville RAWS 8.09 in 1189 Cornelia 8.03 in 1509 4.2 S Taylors 7.97 in 969 Westminster 7.96 in 3133 3.9 S Ashford 7.93 in 2624 1.5 S Lowell 7.90 in 653 Mountain Island Hydro 7.90 in 610 Bridgewater Hydro 7.81 in 1098 4.6 N Mauldin 7.81 in 898 Gastonia 1.8 SSE 7.77 in 741 1.3 E Dyson 7.76 in 472 Wellford 2.8 ENE 7.75 in 883 Huntersville 7.75 in 810 Huntersville (IFLOWS) 7.74 in 804 Reidville 2.1 NNW 7.73 in Oxford Hydro Stn 7.72 in 843 Gastonia 4.3 E 7.69 in 658 2.7 S Downtown Greenville 7.69 in 833 4 W Piedmont 7.66 in Tow String 7.66 in 2994 Durbin Creek 7.62 in 225 Greenville 6.8 N 7.61 in 1129 Mooresville 1.3 WSW 7.59 in 818 Dewy Rose 3.4 SW 7.56 in Due West 0.6 NE 7.55 in 721 Spartanburg 3.9 ENE 7.54 in 709 Rutherford County 7.52 in 1056 1.4 S Duncan 7.50 in 825 Shelby 2.3 ESE 7.49 in 3.1 S Pleasant Grove 7.49 in 1103 Sylva 7.48 in 3100 FRANKLIN 7.47 in 2135 4.6 W Huntersville 7.40 in 666 3.2 E Dewy Rose 7.30 in 590 Huntersville 3.3 SE 7.28 in 1.2 SW Cornelius (RR) (RR) 7.28 in 720 1.2 SW Cornelius (IFLOWS) 7.26 in 726 2.1 N Croft (RR) (RR) (RR 7.25 in 846 2.1 N Croft (IFLOWS) 7.24 in 845 Lake Lure 7.24 in 1126 7 Mile Ridge 7.21 in 2149 Statesville 6.5 WSW 7.17 in 947 Rock Hill 3.1 N 7.17 in 593 Rock Hill 3.2 SSW 7.13 in 600 Burnsville 7.12 in 3040 1.3 N Franklin 7.11 in 2125 GSP Airport 7.09 in 957 3.1 W Huntersville (RR) (R 7.07 in 730 3.1 W Huntersville (IFLOWS) 7.06 in 736 4 SW Rock Hill 7.01 in 548 Huntersville 0.7 SSE 6.98 in Robbinsville 6.94 in 2060 3.8 SE Belmont (RR) (RR) 6.91 in 665 3.8 SE Belmont (IFLOWS) 6.89 in 629 3.6 NE Lake Wylie (RR) (RR 6.89 in 600 Bat Cave 6.88 in 1470 Fort Mill 0.6 WNW 6.88 in 2 SW Lake Wylie 6.88 in 632 Cheoah RAWS 6.87 in 2000 Stratton Meadows 6.85 in 4610 3.6 NE Lake Wylie (IFLOWS) 6.85 in 568 4.7 E Lake Wylie (RR) (RR) 6.83 in 615 Cornelius 1.0 WNW 6.82 in 784 Terrell 1.2 SE 6.82 in 761 4.7 E Lake Wylie (IFLOWS) 6.82 in 610 Lake Wylie 2.4 NNW 6.81 in 599 Kings Mountain 6.78 in 819 3.7 W Marion 6.77 in 1351 Rock Hill 3.4 WNW 6.73 in 667 Simpsonville 2.9 ENE 6.70 in 873 Patterson 6.64 in 1209 Fort Mill 3.0 NW 6.62 in 646 1.8 N Greenwood 6.52 in 500 1.3 NW Tallulah Falls 6.48 in 1500 3.7 E Smokemont 6.46 in 2583 4.5 SE Moccasin Creek State 6.43 in 1867 Mooresville 6.43 in 874 1.9 W Lincolnton 6.40 in 776 1 WSW Tega Cay 6.40 in 585 Whitmire RAWS 6.40 in 382 2.5 N Norris 6.40 in 821 Calhoun Falls St Pk 6.40 in 480 3 SE Marion 6.40 in 1298 Rock Hill 5.8 WNW 6.35 in 627 Grover 1.8 N 6.35 in 867 2.1 N Paw Creek (RR) (RR) 6.34 in 686 2.1 N Paw Creek (IFLOWS) 6.33 in 684 2.9 E Huntersville (RR) (R 6.33 in 648 2.4 N Walnut 6.32 in 2285 2.9 E Huntersville (IFLOWS) 6.32 in 649 Charlotte 8.7 NW 6.29 in 722 RUTHERFORDTON 6.28 in 843 Fort Mill 3.9 WNW 6.24 in 611 4 NNE Greer 6.22 in 945 Tega Cay 1.6 ESE 6.22 in 566 Lake Wylie 2.3 SW 6.21 in 654 4.0 NE Paw Creek (IFLOWS) 6.19 in 752 Hunterville 6.19 in 775 2.1 NW Harrisburg (IFLOWS) 6.18 in 617 2.1 NW Harrisburg 6.18 in 620 1.9 S Woodfin 6.17 in 1950 Earl 6.17 in 2890 1.3 SE Tega Cay 6.17 in 562 0.7 E Lake Wylie (RR) (RR) 6.16 in 610 Charlotte 8.9 NW 6.14 in 759 0.7 E Lake Wylie (IFLOWS) 6.13 in 574 6.1 E Huntersville (IFLOWS) 6.09 in 645 6.1 E Huntersville (RR) (R 6.09 in 660 3.7 SE Almond 6.08 in 1602 Gastonia 8.4 SW 6.06 in 756 1.7 NW Cornelius (IFLOWS) 6.05 in 758 2.7 SW Croft (RR) (RR) (R 6.05 in 775 2.7 SW Croft (IFLOWS) 6.04 in 768
