Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 10:29AM EDT until September 30 at 3:31PM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 7:29am
Expires:
September 28, 2024 - 7:30pm
Description:
...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North
Carolina...
Yadkin River At Yadkin College affecting Davidson and Davie
Counties.
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.
* WHERE...Yadkin River at Yadkin College.
* WHEN...Until Monday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, The river is at bankfull.
At 18.0 feet, Minor flooding begins. There is flooding of mainly
farmlands on both banks.
At 21.0 feet, Lower level campsites at the Thousand Trails
Preserve off US-64 begin to flood.
At 23.0 feet, The upper campsites at the Thousand Trails Preserve
off US-64 begin to flood.
At 25.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Flooding may close Sowers
Road near Linwood and Hollywood Drive at Grub Ferry Rd. A
campground on Hannah Ferry Road is flooded. Flooding threatens the
pumping station at Davidson, Incorporated.
At 26.0 feet, Several homes along the river begin to flood.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 19.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.0
feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will then fall below flood
stage early Monday morning.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/rah/rivers.
The next statement will be issued this evening.
Area Description:
Davidson, NC; Davie, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC