Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 9:02AM EDT until September 27 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 6:02am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 2:00pm
Description:
FFWGSP
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Madison County in western North Carolina...
* Until 500 PM EDT Friday.
* At 902 AM EDT, emergency management reported heavy rain and
flooding across Madison County. Shelter in place and do not travel
unless fleeing floodwaters. 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. Between
3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is
1 to 2 inches in 1 hour.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Madison County. This is a
PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain 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. Extensive
flooding of homes and businesses. Widespread road
closures. Widespread life-threatening landslide
activity.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Marshall, Mars Hill, Hot Springs, Walnut, Allenstand, Spring
Creek, Canto, Faust, Luck, Wolf Ridge, Max Patch and Swiss.
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.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
Area Description:
Madison, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC