Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 12:52AM EDT until September 29 at 6:21AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 27, 2024 - 9:52pm
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 10:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North
Carolina...South Carolina...
Broad River In NC At Boiling Springs affecting Cleveland County.
Broad River In SC Near Blacksburg affecting Cherokee and
Cleveland Counties.
* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast.
This approaches the flood of record.
* WHERE...Broad River In SC near Blacksburg.
* WHEN...Until tomorrow morning.
* IMPACTS...At 25.0 feet, Major Flood Stage. Record flooding is
ongoing.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 12:30 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 25.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 12:30 AM EDT Saturday was 25.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
this evening and continue falling to 6.3 feet Wednesday
evening.
- Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
24.2 feet on 02/07/2020.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
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 this afternoon at 100 PM EDT.
Area Description:
Cleveland, NC; Cherokee, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC