Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 3:18AM EDT until September 27 at 8:15AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 12:18am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 5:15am
Description:
FFWGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Henderson County in western North Carolina...
Polk County in western North Carolina...
Transylvania County in western North Carolina...
* Until 815 AM EDT.
* At 318 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Between 6 and 9 inches of rain
have fallen. Significant flooding appears likely across much of
the warned area, with numerous road closures and water rescues
likely, damage to even well-built structures, and standing in
low-lying areas.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Hendersonville, Brevard, Columbus, Mills River, Fletcher, Flat
Rock, Etowah, Landrum, Mountain Home, Laurel Park, Tryon, Saluda,
Rosman, Chimney Rock Village, Dupont State Forest, Jones Gap State
Park, Looking Glass, B.R. Parkway-Mount Pisgah To The Nc
Arboretum, Bat Cave and B.R. Parkway-Black Balsam To Mount Pisgah.
Instruction:
Heavy rain is significantly increasing the risk of landslides,
especially in areas where slides have occurred in the past. Slides
can destroy single homes and other structures and large sections of
roads. If you are in the warned area, you should not travel, except
to move away from flash flood or landslide dangers. If you are in
the vicinity of a stream near the heavy rainfall, especially on a
mountainside, or at the base of a mountain or in a cove, move
immediately to a safer location.
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:
Henderson, NC; Polk, NC; Transylvania, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC