Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 27 at 1:52PM EDT until September 27 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 10:52am
Expires:
September 27, 2024 - 4:45pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina, including the
following counties, Graham and Swain.
* WHEN...Until 745 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 152 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain. Flooding is already occurring in the
warned area. Between 3 and 5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is
expected.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Bryson City, Robbinsville, Cherokee, Town Of Santeetlah,
Fontana Lake, Smoky Mountains-Fontana Area, Smoky Mountains-
Clingmans Dome, Smoky Mountains-Deep Creek, Fontana Village,
Smoky Mountains-Twentymile Creek, Lake Santeetlah, Smoky
Mountains-Newfound Gap, Smoky Mountains-Oconaluftee, Smoky
Mountains-Balsam Mountain, B.R. Parkway-Smoky Mountains To
Balsam Gap, Almond, Stecoah, Wesser, Luada and Nantahala.
- 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.
Area Description:
Graham, NC; Swain, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC