Station Name: OCONALUFTEE RIVER AT BIRDTOWN, NC
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 1,877 feet

Nearest Address:
1196 Old Number 4 Rd
Birdtown, NC 28719
Jackson County

GPS Coordinates: 35.46138889, -83.3536111

Nearby Water Temperatures

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 22 at 5:30PM EDT until June 22 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

Effective: Mon June 22, 2026, 5:30 PM
Expires: Mon June 22, 2026, 11:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 378 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA CHEROKEE CLAY IN TENNESSEE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN EAST TENNESSEE BLEDSOE BRADLEY HAMILTON MARION MCMINN MEIGS MONROE POLK RHEA SEQUATCHIE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ANDREWS, ARCHVILLE, ATHENS, BENTON, BIG SPRING, BRASSTOWN, BRAYTON, BULLET CREEK, CAGLE, CARTWRIGHT, CHATTANOOGA, CLEAR WATER, CLEVELAND, CONASAUGA, DAYTON, DENTVILLE, DUNLAP, ETOWAH, EVENSVILLE, GRANDVIEW, HALETOWN (GUILD), HAYESVILLE, HIAWASSE DAM, JASPER, LONE OAK, MADISONVILLE, MARBLE, MARTIN SPRINGS, MELVINE, MONTEAGLE, MOUNT CREST, MURPHY, OLD CUMBERLAND, OLD WASHINGTON, PALIO, PARKSVILLE, PIKEVILLE, POWELLS CROSSROADS, RELIANCE, SHOOTING CREEK, SOUTH PITTSBURG, SPRING CITY, SWEETWATER, TASSO, TOPTON, TUSQUITEE, UNAKA, VIOLET, AND WHITWELL.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 22 at 8:04PM EDT until June 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

Effective: Mon June 22, 2026, 8:04 PM
Expires: Mon June 22, 2026, 8:30 PM

At 804 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Town Of Santeetlah to near Robbinsville to near Andrews to near Hayesville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Andrews, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Topton, Tusquitee, and Marble.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 22 at 7:45PM EDT until June 22 at 8:30PM EDT by NWS Morristown TN

Effective: Mon June 22, 2026, 7:45 PM
Expires: Mon June 22, 2026, 8:30 PM

SVRMRX The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Cherokee County in southwestern North Carolina... Clay County in southwestern North Carolina... Northeastern Polk County in east Tennessee... Southern Monroe County in east Tennessee... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 744 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 12 miles south of Madisonville to 18 miles southwest of Town Of Santeetlah to near Murphy to 10 miles northwest of Blairsville, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, Nantahala Lake, Tellico Plains, Tusquitee, Coker Creek, Violet, Hiawasse Dam, and Marble.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.