Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 7:44AM EDT until September 27 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 4:44am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 12:00pm
Description:
FFWGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended
the
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Haywood County in western North Carolina...
* Until 300 PM EDT Friday.
* At 744 AM EDT, emergency management reported numerous road
closures, ongoing water rescues, and flooded homes across Haywood
County. Ongoing rainfall is contributing to swiftly rising stream
levels, increasing significant flood risk, and increasing risk of
life-threatening landslides. Between 6 and 10 inches of rain have
already fallen, and additional heavy rainfall is imminent.
Significant, potentially catastrophic flooding is underway along
Richland Creek and tributaries of the Pigeon River, almost certainly
exceeding the conditions experienced during Hurricane Fred in 2021.
In Canton, conditions are expected to imminently exceed the
catastrophic floods of 2004.
Extensive floodwaters have made safe driving impossible. Shelter in
place. DO NOT TRAVEL unless fleeing floodwaters. Follow the
instructions of emergency response officials.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for across Haywood County. This is
a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Life-
threatening inundation of homes and businesses.
Damage to roadways and infrastructure. Sudden stream
rises. Life-threatening landslide activity.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Waynesville, Cherokee, Canton, Lake Junaluska, Clyde, Maggie
Valley, Smoky Mountains-Cataloochee, B.R. Parkway-Balsam Gap To
Black Balsam Area, B.R. Parkway-Smoky Mountains To Balsam Gap,
Black Balsam Area, Smoky Mountains-Big Creek, Smoky
Mountains-Balsam Mountain, B.R. Parkway-Black Balsam To Mount
Pisgah, Graveyard Fields, Mount Pisgah, Cove Creek, Fines Creek,
Sunburst, Cruso and Waterville.
Instruction:
Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.
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.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Area Description:
Haywood, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC