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Originally Posted by p911dad

Charlotte has had a little wind and maybe 3 - 4 inches of rain. So we have been pretty much spared of the disaster on the coast, and the inland flooding will go on and on. The only positive thus far has been that for the last week the media has been distracted 24/7 from their real job in Washington, DC and we have been spared that constant drumbeat.

Guessing you are on the north side of CLT. I am a few miles east of the Quail Hollow CC. We had almost 10 inches of rain here. Heard several trees snap over the weekend and chainsaws running yesterday afternoon. The McMullen creek boarders my property. I've lived here almost 18 years. It was the highest I have ever seen it yesterday afternoon around 5. Probably up 20 feet from its normal height. It has subsided this morning, but still higher than normal.

What is kind of spooky was when we got a Flash Flood Emergency issued here yesterday afternoon. All the phones started ringing with a recorded voice telling us to get to higher ground immediately. Fortunately, we are not in a low area. What is kinda of amazing was that we never lost power for more than 1 minute. Especially because we lost power for multiple hours 3 times this summer during normal thunderstorms.