Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 1:37PM EDT until September 27 at 6:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 10:37am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 3:45pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is ongoing.
* WHERE...Buncombe County.
* WHEN...Until 645 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is occurring. Numerous roads remain
closed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excess
runoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundated
with water and may not be passable.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 132 PM EDT, emergency management reported widespread
flooding is ongoing in the warned area. Flooding is ongoing
or expected to begin shortly. Between 6 and 11 inches of rain
have fallen.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but little to no additional
rainfall is expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, Arden, West Asheville,
North Asheville, Black Mountain, Mills River, Woodfin,
Fletcher, Swannanoa, Weaverville, Fairview In Buncombe
County, Biltmore Forest, Bent Creek, UNC-Asheville, B.R.
Parkway-Nc Arboretum To East Asheville, Warren Wilson
College, B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy Gardens,
Skyland and Biltmore Park.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
When it is safe to do so, please report flooding or landslides
threatening roads or property to the National Weather Service
Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1,
by posting on our Facebook page, or via X using hashtag NWSGSP. Your
message should describe the specific location where impacts occurred
and the depth of flooding observed.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become
unstable and unsafe.
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.
Area Description:
Buncombe, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC