Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 28 at 2:51PM EDT until September 30 at 8:40AM EDT by NWS Raleigh NC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 28, 2024 - 11:51am
Expires:
September 29, 2024 - 12:00am
Description:
...The Flood Warning continues 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 morning.
* IMPACTS...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 2:30 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 20.8 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 2:30 PM EDT Saturday was 20.8 feet.
- Forecast...The river will rise to 25.1 feet tomorrow morning.
It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow evening.
- Flood stage is 18.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
25.8 feet on 01/26/2010.
- 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 late tonight.
Area Description:
Davidson, NC; Davie, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Raleigh NC