Is that speculation, or do you know what you speak, all due respect.
I have a vested interest in WNC
Per the Euro Model in Bastardi’s daily update video, 47” of rain is possible in central and western NC.
https://www.weatherbell.com/#premium Scroll down the page if you don’t see the video immediately.
https://mountainx.com/news/remembering-the-great-flood-of-1916/
47 inches of rain in a few days would be devastating for WNC.