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Public Safety Alerts

Local Area Emergency

Local Area Emergency 09-27-2024 08:08 for North Carolina areas
Effective: September 27, 2024 - 8:08am
Expires: September 27, 2024 - 12:08pm
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: 202029,NC Buncombe County Emergency Services,
Areas: Buncombe County NC
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Local Area Emergency

Local Area Emergency 09-27-2024 07:37 for North Carolina areas
Effective: September 27, 2024 - 7:37am
Expires: September 27, 2024 - 12:37pm
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Extreme
Sender: 202029,NC Buncombe County Emergency Services,
Areas: Buncombe County NC
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Evacuation Immediate

Evacuation Immediate 09-27-2024 07:25 for North Carolina areas
Effective: September 27, 2024 - 7:25am
Expires: September 27, 2024 - 11:48am
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Extreme
Sender: 202029,NC Buncombe County Emergency Services,
Areas: Buncombe County NC

Evacuation Immediate

Evacuation Immediate 09-27-2024 05:07 for North Carolina areas
Effective: September 27, 2024 - 5:07am
Expires: September 27, 2024 - 11:17am
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Extreme
Sender: 202029,NC Buncombe County Emergency Services,
Areas: Buncombe County NC

Evacuation Immediate

Evacuation Immediate 09-27-2024 04:46 for North Carolina areas
Effective: September 27, 2024 - 4:46am
Expires: September 27, 2024 - 8:46am
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Extreme
Sender: 202029,NC Buncombe County Emergency Services,
Areas: Buncombe County NC
Headline: Flood Warning issued September 29 at 1:56AM EDT until September 29 at 1:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Description: ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina... Swannanoa River At Biltmore affecting Buncombe County. * WHAT...Moderate to major flooding continues. This event has become the flood of record for the Swannanoa River... more
Effective: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 22:56
Expires: Sunday, September 29, 2024 - 10:00
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Headline: Flood Warning issued September 28 at 1:49PM EDT until September 29 at 1:08PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North Carolina... Swannanoa River At Biltmore affecting Buncombe County. .Devastating, historic flooding continues across the French Broad and Swannanoa river valleys following the... more
Effective: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 10:49
Expires: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 23:00
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Headline: Flood Warning issued September 28 at 6:56AM EDT until September 28 at 7:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Description: The county-wide Flood Warning is being allowed to expire at 7 AM EDT this morning for Buncombe County. Significant flooding continues along the French Broad and Swannanoa Rivers but floodwaters in other parts of the county have generally receded.... more
Effective: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 03:56
Expires: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 04:06
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Headline: Flood Warning issued September 28 at 12:05AM EDT until September 28 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North Carolina... French Broad River At Blantyre affecting Transylvania and Henderson Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina... French Broad... more
Effective: Friday, September 27, 2024 - 21:05
Expires: Saturday, September 28, 2024 - 11:00
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Headline: Flood Warning issued September 28 at 12:05AM EDT until September 30 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Description: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North Carolina... French Broad River At Blantyre affecting Transylvania and Henderson Counties. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina... French Broad... more
Effective: Friday, September 27, 2024 - 21:05
Expires: Monday, September 30, 2024 - 17:00
Urgency: Immediate
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC