Headline:
Flood Advisory issued October 1 at 1:08PM EDT until October 1 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 1, 2024 - 10:08am
Expires:
October 1, 2024 - 4:00pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina, including the
following counties, Burke, Caldwell and McDowell.
* WHEN...Until 700 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Several docks, access areas, swimming areas, and
low-lying residential yards are likely flooding. Some
outbuildings, campgrounds, and roads may be impacted with shallow
flooding. Residents are encouraged to heed guidance from local
officials and emergency management on any potential impacts to
property. Drivers are encouraged to heed any barricades and avoid
all flooded areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 104 PM EDT, Lake levels are gradually receding below
Minor Flood Stage following the devastating rainfall observed
both from tropical moisture interacting with a stationary
front and Hurricane Helene. Approximately 6 to 25 (twenty-
five) inches of rain fell from last Wednesday evening to
early Friday afternoon from Lake Hickory to the Catawba River
headwaters, with the highest totals exceeding 2 feet along
the Blue Ridge Escarpment across the upper Catawba River
watershed. This resulted in catastrophic and historic
inflows into Catawba River reservoirs, resulting in
tragically devastating flooding along the Catawba River
system from Marion to Lake James to Lake Rhodhiss and points
downstream.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Hickory, Morganton, Marion, Longview, Sawmills, Granite
Falls, Valdese, Salem, Icard, Drexel, Connelly Springs,
Rutherford College, Glen Alpine, Rhodhiss, Lake James State
Park, Lake James, Lake Rhodhiss, Hickory Regional Airport,
Lake Hickory and Oak Hill.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Please stay away from the area and allow first responders to perform
their recovery efforts. Please obey all barricades which remain in
place for your safety as numerous roadways have been compromised by
flood waters and may not be safe. Emergency management is urging
people who can stay home to do so. Discontinue inundating 911
centers with non-emergency calls (for example, trees down). Please
continue to heed all guidance from law enforcement and emergency
management as they continue to work tirelessly to keep people safe.
Do not attempt to drive through any flooded roadways, Turn Around,
Don't Drown.
Area Description:
Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC; McDowell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC