Emergency officials closely monitoring the levels of lakes and rivers.
Crews have posted flood gauges and monitors throughout the Charlotte that will alert emergency crews if waters flow over their banks. Water levels at Little Sugar Creek in Myers Park are already higher thanks to the past week of rain.
Gov. Pat McCrory told reporter Jim Bradley he will keep state emergency crews on standby.
“We're going to get an assessment within the next hour to make sure we trust the model at this point in time. Because we realize at a moment's notice, this thing can turn and impact other areas,” McCrory said. Blowing Rock area crews said they're getting ready for more weather-related power outages this weekend.
Power crews are not only concerned about the amount of rain in the forecast, but the rain the area already received this week.
Some areas near Boone have seen close to 8 inches of rain since last Thursday.
A Blue Ridge Electric crew told reporter Dave Faherty that the ground they are already dealing with downed trees because the ground has become so saturated.
"The ground being so soft and trees blowing over we could have some broken poles and stuff like that but we are ready," lineman Tim Councill said.