Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 6:19AM EDT until September 27 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 3:19am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 8:00am
Description:
FFWGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended
the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Cherokee County in upstate South Carolina...
York County in upstate South Carolina...
* Until 1100 AM EDT.
* At 619 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across Cherokee
and York Counties. Between 3 and 5 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. Significant flooding appears likely,
resulting in road closures, first-floor inundation, and damage to
some structures.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain 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...
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 aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Area Description:
Cherokee, SC; York, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC