Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 3:02AM EDT until September 27 at 6:30AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 12:02am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 3:30am
Description:
FFWGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Cherokee County in upstate South Carolina...
York County in upstate South Carolina...
* Until 630 AM EDT.
* At 302 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across Cherokee
and York Counties . Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen.
The expected rainfall rate is 0.5 to 1 inch in 1 hour. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible as tropical
rainbands lift northward. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to
begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
SOURCE...Radar.
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...
Rock Hill, Gaffney, York, Southwest Charlotte, Fort Mill, Tega
Cay, Clover, Newport, Cowpens, Lesslie, Blacksburg, Pacolet Mills,
Sharon, Hickory Grove, Mcconnells, Smyrna, Kings Mountain State
Park, Lake Wylie, Carowinds and Catawba.
Instruction:
When it is safe to do so, please report flooding or landslides
threatening roads or property to the National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1,
by posting on our Facebook page, or via X using hashtag NWSGSP. Your
message should describe the specific location where impacts occurred
and the depth of flooding observed.
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.
Area Description:
Cherokee, SC; York, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC