Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 1:57AM EDT until September 27 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 26, 2024 - 10:57pm
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 3:30am
Description:
FFWGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Northwestern Spartanburg County in Upstate South Carolina...
* Until 630 AM EDT.
* At 157 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
heavy rain falling across northern Spartanburg County. The stream
gauge on the Pacolet near Campobello was reporting a stage of over
9 feet and continuing to rise leading to nuisance flooding.
Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall
rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1
to 2 inches are possible in the warned area and may lead to
further stream rises. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.
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.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Boiling Springs SC, Landrum, Inman, Mayo, Chesnee, Campobello,
Lake Bowen, Fingerville and Gowensville.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Area Description:
Spartanburg, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC