Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 6:49AM EDT until September 27 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 3:49am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 8:00am
Description:
FFWGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended
the
* 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 1100 AM EDT.
* At 649 AM EDT, doppler radar indicated increasing rainfall rates,
with 1 to 2 inches per hour expected. Many locations had already
received 7 to 10 inches of rain over the last 24 hours, and heavy
rain is working back into the area this morning. Significant
flooding is ongoing in multiple locations, 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 and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Extensive flooding of homes and businesses.
Widespread road closures. Widespread life-threatening
landslide activity.
* 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.
Note that a flash flood emergency remains in place for Mitchell and
Avery Counties for extensive catastrophic flooding across those
counties based on direct reports from emergency management and
county officials.
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 aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.
Area Description:
Avery, NC; Madison, NC; Mitchell, NC; Yancey, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC