Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 3:53AM EDT until September 27 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 12:53am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 4:00am
Description:
FFWGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Avery County in western North Carolina...
Madison County in western North Carolina...
Mitchell County in western North Carolina...
Yancey County in western North Carolina...
* Until 700 AM EDT.
* At 353 AM EDT, doppler radar indicated increasing rainfall rates,
with 1 to 2 inches per hour expected. Many locations had already
received 5 to 8 inches of rain over the last 24 hours, saturating
the ground and priming things for the next round. Significant
flooding appears likely, resulting in road closures, first-floor
inundation, and damage to some structures. The risk of
life-threatening landslide activity continues to increase.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Spruce Pine, Burnsville, Marshall, Newland, Mars Hill, Banner Elk,
Hot Springs, Elk Park, Bakersville, Beech Mountain In Avery
County, Crossnore, Sugar Mountain, Seven Devils, Mount Mitchell
State Park, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, B.R.
Parkway-Little Switzerland To Linville, Linville Falls, B.R.
Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, Grandfather Mountain State
Park and Ramseytown.
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:
Avery, NC; Madison, NC; Mitchell, NC; Yancey, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC