Headline:
Flood Warning issued September 29 at 1:37PM EDT until September 30 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flood Warning
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
September 29, 2024 - 10:37am
Expires:
September 30, 2024 - 11:00am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by runoff from earlier excessive rainfall
is occurring.
* WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina, including the
following counties, Burke, Caldwell and McDowell.
* WHEN...Until 200 PM EDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...Flooding due to runoff and release of water over Lake
James and Lake Rhodhiss.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 122 PM EDT, emergency management reported flooding along
the shores and downstream of Lake James and Lake Rhodhiss.
Flooding is already occurring. Lake levels may fluctuate as
water is released.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Hickory, Morganton, Marion, Longview, Sawmills, Granite
Falls, Valdese, Salem, Icard, Drexel, Connelly Springs,
Rutherford College, Glen Alpine, Rhodhiss, Lake James State
Park, Lake James, Lake Rhodhiss, Hickory Regional Airport,
Lake Hickory and Oak Hill.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Please stay away from the area and allow first responders to perform
their recovery efforts. Please obey all barricades which remain in
place for your safety as numerous roadways have been compromised by
flood waters and may not be safe. Emergency management is urging
people who can stay home to do so. Discontinue inundating 911
centers with non-emergency calls (for example, trees down). Please
continue to heed all guidance from law enforcement and emergency
management as they continue to work tirelessly to keep people safe.
Do not attempt to drive through any flooded roadways, Turn Around,
Don't Drown.
Area Description:
Burke, NC; Caldwell, NC; McDowell, NC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC