Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 25 at 5:45PM EDT until September 28 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 25, 2024 - 2:45pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 5:00pm
Description:
...The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg SC has
issued a Flood Warning for the Broad River in North Carolina and
South Carolina...
In NC At Boiling Springs affecting Cleveland County.
In SC Near Blacksburg affecting Cherokee and Cleveland Counties.
.Two unique rounds of rainfall, one beginning tonight and lasting
through early Thursday afternoon resulting from tropical moisture
interacting with a stationary front, and another beginning Thursday
night and lasting through Friday morning associated with Hurricane
Helene, are expected to result in significant rises within the
Broad River watershed. Storm-total rainfall across the watershed
above Boiling Springs is expected to exceed 6-8 inches.
There is a potential for crests to exceed the current forecast
crests. Please maintain awareness of the latest forecasts and plan
NOW to respond in case more significant flooding is expected.
* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Broad River In NC at Boiling Springs.
* WHEN...From Thursday evening to Saturday evening.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Moderate Flooding continues. Precautionary
evacuations may be underway for residents within the Abe's
Mountain vicinity, including perhaps residents along Whelchel Rd.
and the Number 1 Township area as floodwaters approach the first
floor of several homes. Backwater effects may be causing
additional flooding along smaller tributaries.
* At 16.0 feet, Moderate Flooding continues. The Broad River is
likely inundating the first floor of several homes between Abe's
Mountain Rd. and the river, including homes located along Waterway
Dr. Evacuations are likely well underway. The Broad River has
reached levels not seen since March 1975.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:15 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was 4.2 feet and falling
slowly.
- Action/Advisory Stage is 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above Minor Flood
Stage early Friday morning to Moderate Flood Stage by Friday
afternoon to a crest of 14.9 feet Friday evening. It will
then fall below Minor Flood Stage late Saturday morning.
- Minor Flood Stage is 12.0 feet.
Moderate Flood Stage is 14.0 feet.
Major Flood Stage is 20.0 feet.
- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
This warning will be in effect until the river falls below its flood
stage.
For detailed information including observed and forecast stages,
flood impacts, flood history, FEMA Flood Hazard Layers, and more,
please visit: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/GSP
The next statement will be issued before Saturday evening at 800 PM
EDT.
Area Description:
Cleveland, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC