Slack packing into Pine Swamp Branch Shelter was a good decision for us that day because we knew that there was going to be bad weather late in the day or in the evening - so the earlier we got to the shelter, the better.
Turns out that it was a good call because bad weather did arrive in the evening...major, major rainstorms, thunder and lightening. Fortunately the wind was not real strong so we stayed dry throughout the evening but it made for a restless night for sure. However, it was unsettling to be in the shelter that was recently rebuilt due to one or two trees destroying it a few years back in a big storm. There were several large dead trees up behind the shelter that were ripe for a repeat that night but it didn't happen.
We had no idea just how bad the weather was until we began receiving inquiries about our health from friends and family thoughout the next couple of days. It sounds like the south had some really bad weather...we got it, but nothing like Alabama!
Best guess based on the volume of water in the streams and rivers the next morning: 3-4 inches of rain. This was not half as bad as the "two days of hell freezing over" at Mt. Rogers.
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