Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued September 27 at 10:38AM EDT until September 27 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 7:38am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 11:30am
Description:
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR ALEXANDER, BURKE, CALDWELL AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES...
At 1038 AM EDT, emergency management reported heavy rain across the
warned area. Between 7 and 10 inches of rain have fallen. Additional
rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area.
Catastrophic flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Rainfall will taper off over the next 1 to 2 hours, but rapid rises
on rivers and streams will continue into the afternoon.
This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Burke, McDowell, Alexander, and
Caldwell Counties . 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.
Catastrophic damage to infrastructure and inundation
of homes and businesses. Many life-threatening
landslides. Numerous road closures and dangerous low-
water crossings.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton, Marion, Taylorsville, Longview,
Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Gamewell, Bethlehem, Hudson,
Salem, Icard, Cajah's Mountain, Drexel, Hildebran, Connelly
Springs, Blowing Rock In Caldwell County and Stony Point.
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 aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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:
Alexander, NC; Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC; McDowell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC