Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 26 at 10:14AM EDT until September 26 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 7:14am
Expires:
September 26, 2024 - 11:00am
Description:
FFWGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended
the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Greenville County in upstate South Carolina...
Pickens County in upstate South Carolina...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 1014 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
lingering tropical showers across the warned area. After last
night's and early morning very heavy rainfall, scattered areas of
high water will remain into the afternoon hours and river levels
will continue to rise with developing flooding of low-lying areas,
especially along Twelve and Eighteen Mile Creeks.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Instruction:
Heavy rain is increasing the risk of landslides, especially in areas
where slides have occurred in the past. Be especially alert if you
are near a stream, especially at the base of a mountain or in a
cove. Watch for loose-moving soil and rocks or a sudden increase in
streamflow. Leave the area quickly if this is observed. When driving
along roads where the terrain is steep or rocky, watch and listen
for falling rocks, mud, trees and other debris.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Area Description:
Greenville, SC; Pickens, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC