How Much Rain Actually Fell?

Following up from my “haves and have nots” post, I’m putting up rain totals as compiled by the National Weather Service for the period from September 18 through the 22nd.  This is the timeframe where many mountainous areas received flooding rainfall, while parts of the Upstate picked up just a “nice rain”.  This list only includes areas that picked up the heavy rain; totals were not included for areas to the south and east where the rain was much lighter.  As always, your rain gauge may vary, but this gives you an idea of what many had to deal with…and paints a good picture as to why we saw some flooding.

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
322 PM EDT TUE SEP 22 2009

...FOUR DAY RAINFALL TOTALS…

MANY LOCATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FOOTHILLS OF THE WESTERN
CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA HAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF SEVERAL
INCHES OVER THE PAST FOUR DAYS. THE FOLLOWING IS A LONG LIST
OF RAINFALL TOTALS BEGINNING ON SEPTEMBER 18. THE MAX RAINFALL
WAS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN TIP OF TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY.  THIS
MAX SLOWLY TAPERED TOWARD NORTHEAST GEORGIA.

LOCATION…............................RAINFALL IN INCHES

11 NNW BREVARD NC (DAVIDSON GAUGE).....17.59 (11 MILES N-NORTHWEST)
WAGON ROAD GAP NC (HIGHWAY 276)........17.41 (TRANSYLVANIA-HAYWOOD)
TOCCOA GA COOP…......................17.27
WOLF MTN COLD CREEK NC…..............16.48 (NORTH OF LAKE TOXAWAY)
1 S HIGHLANDS NC AUTO GAUGE….........16.17
LAKE TOXAWAY NC AUTO GAUGE…..........16.11
WALHALLA FISH HATCHERY SC COOP…......15.15
HIGHLANDS NC AUTO GAUGE….............13.47
HOG BACK NC AUTO GAUGE (SE JACKSON CO).13.26 (7 E CASHIERS)
PANTHERTOWN NC AUTO GAUGE…...........12.97 (5 E CASHIERS)
4 NW WALHALLA SC AUTO GAUGE….........12.23 (ANDREW PICKENS)
OTTO NC….............................12.20
5 SW TOCCOA GA…......................12.05
2 N CLARKESVILLE GA AUTO GAUGE…......11.71
WOLF CREEK NC AUTO GAUGE…............11.48 (3 W TANASEE BALD MTN)
4 E CLAYTON GA AUTO GAUGE…...........11.41
BLACK ROCK MOUNTAIN GA COOP….........11.27
2 N MOUNTAIN CITY GA AUTO GAUGE….....10.90
1 NW HIGHLANDS NC AUTO GAUGE…........10.20
2 NE BREVARD NC AUTO GAUGE…..........10.06
WALHALLA SC COOP….....................9.91
BREVARD NC COOP…......................9.86
HORSEPEN MOUNTAIN NC AUTO GAUGE…......9.80 (7 SW HENDERSONVILLE)
SUGARLOAF MTN NC AUTO GAUGE…..........9.68 (3 E EDNEYVILLE)
2 NW WALHALLA SC….....................9.65
BEAR CREEK NC (3 E GLENVILLE)...........9.57 (SRN JACKSON COUNTY)
LONG CREEK SC COOP…...................9.54
5 W ROSMAN NC…........................9.41 (TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY)
ROCK BRIDGE NC AUTO GAUGE (JACKSON CO)..9.40 (10 NE CASHIERS)
SALEM 3 WNW SC….......................8.91 (NRN OCONEE COUNTY)
BUSICK NC (14 SE BURNSVILLE)............8.87 (SE YANCEY COUNTY)
BLANTYRE NC COOP….....................8.72 (ERN TRANSYLVANIA CO)
TALLULAH FALLS PWR GA…................8.54
HIGHLANDS NC COOP…....................8.38
8 SE BREVARD NC…......................8.28
3 NW TOCCOA GA….......................7.78
ROSMAN NC COOP….......................7.75
MT MITCHELL NC AUTO GAUGE…............7.68
4 S BREVARD NC….......................7.67
GUION FARM NC (SRN HENDERSON COUNTY)....7.63
MT MITCHELL NC COOP…..................7.62
5 W SKYLAND NC (SRN BUNCOMBE COUNTY)....7.40
THORPE DAM NC AUTO GAUGE (SRN JACKSON)..7.24
CLEVELAND SC COOP…....................6.85
7 NNW COLUMBUS NC (POLK COUNTY).........6.80
BAT CAVE NC AUTO GAUGE…...............6.80
ETOWAH NC (SPOTTER REPORT)..............6.75
1 NNW DILLARD GA (NRN RABUN COUNTY).....6.50
TUGALO DAM GA COOP (ERN HABERSHAM CO)...6.43
9 NW CLARKESVILLE GA….................6.34
MILLS RIVER NC (NW HENDERSON COUNTY)....6.23
4 W FLETCHER NC…......................6.11
JOCASSEE DAM SC…......................5.85
SYLVA NC (JACKSON COUNTY)...............5.69
1 N SALUDA NC…........................5.66
NORTH FORK NC (NRN BUNCOMBE COUNTY).....5.64
MONTREAT NC AUTO GAUGE…...............5.63
CULLOWHEE NC WATER PLANT….............5.51
ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT…...........5.48
6 WNW DEMOREST GA…....................5.47
FRANKLIN NC AUTO GAUGE…...............5.44
2 NW ETOWAH NC (WRN HENDERSON CO).......5.41
WAYNESVILLE NC COOP…..................4.96
4 S WAYNESVILLE NC…...................4.95
PICKENS SC COOP…......................4.28
TRYON NC COOP WATER TREATMENT…........4.27
2 W BLACK MOUNTAIN NC COOP…...........4.26
NEWFOUND GAP NC (SWAIN COUNTY)..........4.21
3 W FLETCHER NC COOP….................4.16
GRANDFATHER MTN COOP….................4.13
SOCO GAP NC (WRN HAYWOOD COUNTY)........3.92
OCONALUFTEE NC COOP (SWAIN COUNTY)......3.80
CLEMSON SC (OCONEE COUNTY AIRPORT)......3.72
1 W CANDLER NC COOP…..................3.51
ENKA NC (WRN BUNCOMBE COUNTY)...........3.20
ANDERSON REGIONAL AIRPORT SC….........2.82
8 W FOREST CITY NC COOP…..............2.76
MARSHALL NC COOP….....................2.56
BEECH MTN NC COOP…....................2.56
CASAR NC COOP…........................2.25
WATERVILLE NC COOP…...................2.17
HICKORY NC AIRPORT…...................2.14
PATTERSON NC AUTO GAUGE…..............2.00
1 S TRAVELERS REST SC AUTO GAUGE….....1.80
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC AIRPORT…....1.14