We have decided to cancel out as well...beginning to look pretty grim for the weekend. We'll wait it out and go back up for some fall color when the weather clears...Check out the Fryemont Inn In Bryson City.

Current from the NWS: includes Fontana and Swain County

* CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT STORM TOTAL RAINFALL WILL REACH
THE 5 TO 10 INCH RANGE OVER THE WEEKEND. AMOUNTS COULD BE
LOCALLY HIGHER IN THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN
MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE
MOUNTAINS OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA. THESE PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY
RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALLER
CREEKS AND STREAMS...WITH SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN
IN RECENT DAYS. HEAVY RUNOFF ON ALREADY SATURATED MOUNTAIN
TERRAIN CAN TRIGGER LANDSLIDES AND MUDSLIDES...ESPECIALLY IN
PLACES PRONE TO SLOPE MOVEMENT IN THE PAST. FLOODING WILL ALSO
LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG THE MAIN STEM RIVERS OVER THE WEEKEND AND
POSSIBLY PERSIST INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT
GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH FROM THE STRENGTHENING EASTERLY WINDS MAY
COMBINE WITH THE SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS TO KNOCK DOWN
NUMEROUS TREES...RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES. PEOPLE LIVING NEAR
STREAMS SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. NOW IS THE TIME TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO IF THREATENED BY
FLOOD WATERS.