Local Yokel Weather 

Good Morning Folks! Over the past 24 hours ending Thursday 8am, most of the region has picked up a quarter - half inch of rain, however locations near the TN/GA corner surpassed an inch and several are closing in on 1.5". The orientation of the front and flow of moisture (southwesterly) are setting up another day of widespread showers, with periods of heavy rain. The front will gradually slide east, but it may take till Friday afternoon to exit our region as the high pressure

Good Morning Folks! Over the past 24 hours ending Tuesday morning at 9am, rainfall totals generally are in the 0.10 - 0.25" range across SW NC, however several locations along the escarpment have picked up over an inch. These locations include Hogback Mountain at 1.22" (Panthertown Valley area), Lake Toxaway at 1.26" and Cold Creek along the Jackson/Transylvania County line at 1.61". Shower chances remain high today through the end of the week, with periods of heavier rainfal

Good Morning Folks! Today is game day in the Whee as WCU takes on VMI at 3pm this afternoon, so be sure to account for traffic around Cullowhee leading up to and after the game. We expect a good deal of sunshine today, with a front lingering just to our north. This front will slowly edge its way into the region overnight and through the day on Sunday, setting up a wet start to the work and school week as Monday rolls around, with shower coverage extending well into the middle

Good Morning Folks! The impact of Florence on our region was minimal with 1 - 2" of rain dropped across most of the region, with the highest amounts near 3" along and near the Jackson/Haywood county line. Several sites within Haywood county surpassed the 4" mark and even higher amounts could be found as one heads toward NW NC, with a peak wind gust of 74mph atop Mt Mitchell on Saturday. All in all our region was spared, however keep our neighbors to the southeast in mind as t

Good Morning Folks! Sobering rainfall totals continue to come in from Southeastern NC with Morehead City leading the way as of Friday midnight, with a total of 23.75" and numerous foot plus totals across the coast. Another 10 - 20" of rain is expected over the next 24 hours for the above mentioned area, with the heavy rain pivoting through the Piedmont and eventually crossing the NW NC mountains and heading north from there to the Ohio Valley. This track takes the center of w