Canton Floods

[Pbear9975]

The Pigeon River has flooded again in Canton! Last time was 2004 when Hurricane Francis and Ivan came through. Football stadium, softball field, and baseball field are all under water! Most of the downtown is under water too!

 

[smashmouth5]

Stay safe up there.

 

[PisgahCatamount07]

It's bad and could get even worse overnight. It's already done more damage around my community than it did in 2004. Prayers for my fellow Cantonians and anyone else effected from this storm .

 

[91ths]

Stay safe guys. I was working in canton during the last one. It was a mess. I was telling people today this reminded me of that one in 04.

 

[Pbear9975]

It's bad and could get even worse overnight. It's already done more damage around my community than it did in 2004. Prayers for my fellow Cantonians and anyone else effected from this storm .

Unreal! The videos I've seen are awful

 

[Reynoldsrocks2]

Prayers for you Canton folks!

 

[91ths]

Unreal! The videos I've seen are awful

Asheville was hit hard as well. A bad scene all around

 

[Vik-Val 86]

Heard that somewhere up on 1-40 was closed due to mud slid. West bound. Any confirmation on this.

 

[91ths]

Heard that somewhere up on 1-40 was closed due to mud slid. West bound. Any confirmation on this.

Yes it happened. Wife had pics on her phone. 40 was a parking lot for a while.

 

[91ths]

I have photos . I wish it wasn’t such a pain to post them on here.

 

[Pbear9975]

Heard that somewhere up on 1-40 was closed due to mud slid. West bound. Any confirmation on this.

Was closed between exit 37 and 33. The back way to Canton was also closed due to flooding. So no one could go anywhere.

 

[91ths]

Was closed between exit 37 and 33. The back way to Canton was also closed due to flooding. So no one could go anywhere.

I had to come across the mountain. It wasn’t much better.

 

[Vik-Val 86]

Ok thanks for info. My brother is staying up in Weaverville and suppose to head back tomorrow to Tennessee. He may have to take a different rout.

 

[RealStihl]

My prayers go out to everyone down there. I love following Western/Mountain NC football. Prayers sent from West Virginia and my dad’s people were from Haywood County. I been trying to reconnect our family tree to down there. If anyone knows any Hannah’s pass on my prayers. Thanks and may god keep you all safe!!!

 

[Pbear9975]

Ok thanks for info. My brother is staying up in Weaverville and suppose to head back tomorrow to Tennessee. He may have to take a different rout.

I think I-40 is open now. There is a Facebook page called WNC Road warriors. They usually have current info on that page. I-40 was closed
for a mudslide.

 

[Vik-Val 86]

Thanks

 

[Pisgah Bear]

I have photos . I wish it wasn’t such a pain to post them on here.

I put some on the Pisgah Crest post.

 

[Griddie]

The Pigeon River has flooded again in Canton! Last time was 2004 when Hurricane Francis and Ivan came through. Football stadium, softball field, and baseball field are all under water! Most of the downtown is under water too!

Wow stay safe!

 

[bamatide13]

Pisgah Memorial Stadium, Canton, NC. Just an unbelievably crappy day in Haywood County.

 

[Steelers71]

Pisgah Memorial Stadium, Canton, NC. Just an unbelievably crappy day in Haywood County.

Prayers to everyone effected. Sad to see this flooding again.

 

[BlueDevil1996]

Praying for everyone ! Please be safe!

 

[91ths]

Prayers to everyone effected. Sad to see this flooding again.

After 2004 I never thought we would see one like that again. Actually I hoped we never saw it again. I believe right after the 2004 floods is when both schools got turf fields. They were both just recently replaced again. I’m sure it wasn’t good for it.

 

[CatholicCougs14]

After 2004 I never thought we would see one like that again. Actually I hoped we never saw it again. I believe right after the 2004 floods is when both schools got turf fields. They were both just recently replaced again. I’m sure it wasn’t good for it.

Thought in 06 game with Shelby it looked like natural grass.

 

[CatholicCougs14]

Also, prayers to all involved. Those pictures are wild. Heard Avery County got hammered too.

 

[91ths]

Thought in 06 game with Shelby it looked like natural grass.

It may have been. It may have been shortly after the floods. I can’t remember

 

[bc11]

North Carolina US&R Task Force 3 (Charlotte Fire Department) is in Canton this morning conducting water operations and damage assessment, unless they were diverted this morning. Breaks my heart to see this again. Brevard and Transylvania County got hit hard as well. Rodman has been flooded out since Sunday Night.

 

[Pbear9975]

It may have been. It may have been shortly after the floods. I can’t remember

The first turf was put in about 12-13 years ago

 

[Pisgah Bear]

Football field this morning, https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=1eb8c8020c6c4f1ed909f338a8facd03&oe=61418499

https://smokymountainnews.com/media/k2/galleries/31983/DSC_5210.jpeg

 

[Pisgah Bear]

They just replaced the turf last year at a cost of 500,000.

 

[crestcharger02]

Football field this morning, https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=1eb8c8020c6c4f1ed909f338a8facd03&oe=61418499

https://smokymountainnews.com/media/k2/galleries/31983/DSC_5210.jpeg

I can hear the sound of walking on that grass.

 

[SPRaiders78]

Listen to the song “Papertown” by Haywood Counties own, “Balsum Range”. It can’t help but make you proud of Canton and what it will be after she has been rebuilt. Good luck and be safe guys.

 

[Vik-Val 86]

It is a sadden situation. Hate to see this. Prayers out to community and to all that’s been hit hard.

 

[BiltmoreCANE]

Thoughts & Prayers to all the mountain folk affected!!!

 

[Steelers71]

Football field this morning, https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=1eb8c8020c6c4f1ed909f338a8facd03&oe=61418499

https://smokymountainnews.com/media/k2/galleries/31983/DSC_5210.jpeg

How did the field hold up? I can't really tell from the picture. Canton Strong!

 

[beamer24]

https://wlos.com/news/local/haywood...pical-depression-fred-pisgah-memorial-stadium

There's a pic of the field in that story it looks bad.

 

[notanyonesfan]

Prayers for all in Canton!

 

[Reynoldsrocks2]

Sad, sad, sad situation there in Canton. I pray all will be okay for all you folks. That field doesn't look like it will host any games this year, and I hope I'm wrong for those kids and fans sake, but that is horrible. Prayers to all!

 

[FarWestNorthCarolinaSports]

I have photos . I wish it wasn’t such a pain to post them on here.

You got that right.
Carolina preps was much more user friendly.

 

[SRT52_rivals]

99

 

[PisgahCatamount07]

Sad, sad, sad situation there in Canton. I pray all will be okay for all you folks. That field doesn't look like it will host any games this year, and I hope I'm wrong for those kids and fans sake, but that is horrible. Prayers to all!

It will NOT host any home games this year... East Canton is decimated. (Bethel, Cruso, Dutch Cove, The Backside, Love Joy, Lake Logan, etc.) Please God. Praying they find all the missing