When Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday night along the Big Bend section of Florida's Gulf coast, heavy rain was already falling in western North Carolina. A stalled front pulled moisture well to the north of Florida starting late Wednesday. The rain then continued through Friday when the storm tracked to the north resulting in devastating flooding across communities all around our mountains.

Here are the areas that saw over a foot of rain based on reports from the National Weather Service:

• Busick 30.78"
  
• Spruce Pine  24.12"
  
• Hendersonville 21.96"
• Seven Devils: 21.47"
• Davidson River 18.02"
• Asheville (NC Arboretum) 17.31"
  
• Mountain Home 17.09"
• Blowing Rock: 16.91"
• Guion Farm 16.90"
  
• Candler 16.18"
• Tryon 15.78"
• Grandfather 15.42"
• Salem 15.30"
• Highlands 14.86"
• Banner Elk 14.85"
• Sparta: 14.35"
• Mills River 13.26"
• Swannanoa 13.21"