while 18 feet is considered major flooding. French Broad at Asheville - 13.75 feet as of 7:45 a.m. Predicted to peak at 21 feet at 8 p.m. French Broad at Fletcher - 20.35 feet as of 8:15 a.m ...

The devastation from Helene is still evident in many parts of the NC mountains ... the whole thing,” Fletcher Resident and Business owner Atea Foster said. “I expected flooding.