Swain County
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Outlook for the days ahead
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 2: Marginal (At Least 5%) until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 3: Marginal (At Least 5%) until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
- Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 1: General Thunderstorms Risk until Oct 3, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
- Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 2: General Thunderstorms Risk until Oct 4, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
- Severe Thunderstorm Outlook, Day 3: General Thunderstorms Risk until Oct 5, 12:00 PM UTC · Storm Prediction Center
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 1: no risk area over Swain County until Oct 3, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 4: no risk area over Swain County until Oct 6, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook, Day 5: no risk area over Swain County until Oct 7, 12:00 PM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
- Slight (At Least 15%)
- Marginal (At Least 5%)
Rainfall forecast
- Day 1 (24 hours): highest in Swain County, 0.1 to 0.25 inches issued Oct 2, 5:41 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
- Days 1–3 (72 hours): highest in Swain County, 3 to 4 inches issued Oct 2, 5:53 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
- Days 1–7: highest in Swain County, 3 to 4 inches issued Oct 2, 5:54 AM UTC · Weather Prediction Center
River gauges
- Deep Creek (NC) at Deep Creek road near Bryson CityNowNo flooding2.3 ftOct 2, 3:10 AM EDT
- Little Tennessee River at FONTANA DAM TVANowNo flooding1681.44 ftOct 2, 3:00 AM EDTForecastNo flooding1681.35 ftOct 2, 7:00 AM EDT
- Little Tennessee River near NEEDMORENowNo flooding1.83 ftOct 2, 3:15 AM EDT
- Nantahala River near HewittNowNo flooding1.23 ftOct 2, 2:15 AM EDT
- Oconaluftee River at Bryson Dam (Lake Ela)NowObservation not current
- Oconaluftee River below Contesky Dr, in BirdtownNowNo flooding1.21 ftOct 2, 3:00 AM EDT
- Raven Fork Creek at EBCI Trout FarmNowOut of service
- Straight Fork Creek near the Tribal HatcheryNowOut of service
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- Tuckasegee River below Everett St, in Bryson CityNowNo flooding1.8 ftOct 2, 2:15 AM EDTForecastNo flooding1.8 ftOct 2, 8:00 AM EDT