Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 10:29AM EDT until September 29 at 9:02PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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...South Carolina...
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 late tomorrow evening.
* IMPACTS...At 24.0 feet, Moderate Flooding continues. The Broad
River may be significantly restricting operations at Lockhart Dam
and may be overtopping Cherokee Falls Dam.
At 25.0 feet, Major Flood Stage. Record flooding is ongoing.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 10:00 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 25.4 feet.
- Action/Advisory stage is 13.0 feet.
- The Broad River near Blacksburg has exceeded the flood of
record of 24.18 feet set on February 7, 2020.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.9
feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage late
tomorrow morning.
- Minor Flood Stage is 16.0 feet.
Moderate Flood Stage is 22.0 feet.
Major Flood Stage is 20.0 feet.
- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
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 this evening at 1030 PM EDT.
Area Description:
Cleveland, NC; Cherokee, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC