Caldwell County was saturated by plenty of rainfall during the weekend, enough that there was some minor flooding in parts of the county.

Rain started falling early Sunday morning and continued throughout the day, lingering into the early-morning hours Monday. While the rain was steady throughout the day, it did intensify on several occasions, dumping a deluge of rainfall on a landscape already soaked from previous rain and snowfall.

The county received some 2-3 inches of rain during the storm, and that led to some flooding issues that brought responses from Caldwell Emergency Services, the N.C. Department of Transportation and local fire departments.

Caldwell Emergency Services Director Tommy Courtner said his office had extra people on stand-by Sunday to help with any issues brought on by the rainfall. He said the northwest quadrant of the county - the areas of Collettsville, Patterson and Valmead - were the prime spots for flooding issues.

In addition, there were a number of power outages, downed power lines and poles as well trees and limbs across roadways, brought on by gusting winds associated with the weather system. Much of western North Carolina remained under a wind advisory from Sunday evening through Monday evening.

"We were fortunate it wasn't worse," Courtner said. "But we had plenty of help, and the power companies got everything back up and running quickly."

Courtner said some roads in municipalities were covered by water along with roads in the smaller outlying communities, though none of it proved to be dangerous.

"People who live in those areas are used to some flooding," he said. "Most of the flooding was on side roads."

A number of smaller creeks and streams were swollen from the heavy rainfall and runoff from streams feeding them from higher elevations. A few escaped their banks, while others showed a significant rise in level, though not quite enough to spill out.

Emergency Services crews worked in tandem with the NCDOT and local fire departments to clear debris, mainly downed trees and limbs, out of roadways.

NCDOT County Maintenance Engineer Rodney Gantt said portions of Brown Mountain Beach Road and Old Johns River Road were completely underwater, though the waters had started to recede by Monday afternoon.

"With the water receding, there may be some washing," said Gantt, who had crews out putting up high water warning signs and cones for those areas impacted most by the rainfall. "We had some flooding issues, and a few small slides, but nothing really bad. It could have been a lot worse."

Courtner said the water buildup in low-lying areas was a result of the ground already being saturated from a very wet winter for the county so far.

"We don't need any more rainfall yet," he said.

Things should begin to dry out the next few days as sunny conditions are expected with temperatures ranging from 45-55 degrees. There is a chance for more precipitation Friday, though. The National Weather Service's extended forecast indicates a 60 percent chance of rain or snow Friday.