Swain storm history

Broadcast media reported a 53-year-old man was extricated from his vehicle then later died from injuries suffered after a tree fell on his vehicle as he was traveling along Old Number 4/Jess Nations Rd. Other trees were reported down in the area as well.

A large landslide destroyed a 200 foot section of highway 441 in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It was estimated the road would take months to repair, thus indefinitely shutting down the Park's only paved throroughfare. Seven to 10 inches of rain fell across the North C…

Flooded locations in and near the Cherokee Indian reservation included the Parkwary entrance (US441), the Saunooke Bridge, which connects Big Cove Road to Newfound Gap Road, Meetinghouse Road and Whitewater Drive. Big Cove Road was also flooded in the Piney Grove area along Rabun…

Emergency manager reported a couple of trees blown down in the area around Big Cove Rd.

County comms reported several trees blown down around Bryson City, including on Fontana Rd.

Utility company reported several trees blown down on power lines and causing outages northeast of Almond.

Hundreds of trees were blown down, with dozens of trees down on homes, vehicles, and power lines. Frequent gusts up 50 to 60 mph occurred, with occasional gusts of 70-80 mph, especially on higher peaks and ridgetops.

A stream gauge on the Tuckasegee River in Bryson City indicated flash flooding developed along the stream after 4 to 8 inches of rain, with locally higher amounts fell across the county in around two days. Through mid-morning, impacts were limited to inundation of a couple of cam…

Although heavy rain ended across Swain County by late morning, flooding continued to steadily worsen along the Tuckasegee River through the morning and early afternoon, as runoff from the very heavy rainfall that fell throughout the basin over about a two-day period continued to …

Emergency manager reported three trees blown down near Highway 441 and Highway 19.

Emergency manager reported numerous trees blown down across the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian reservation.

County comms reported numerous trees blown down across Swain County. Some were down across power lines.

Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines in the Bryson City area. Emergency manager reported multiple trees blown down in the town of Cherokee and across the Qualla Boundary. Trees were also blown down on power lines in the Alarka community.

County comms reported multiple trees blown down on Lands Creek Rd north of Bryson City, with another tree blocking a road just WSW of town.

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians reported around a half dozen trees blown down on reservation land.

County comms reported scattered trees blown down in an area centered around the intersection of Highways 28 and 74, especially in the Almond community.

County dispatch reported multiple trees and power lines blown down across portions of Swain County.

Nws co-op observer reported dime size hail covering the ground.

Public reported a tree blown down on a house in Cherokee.