Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

East Flat Rock, NC ∙ Bat Cave, NC ∙ Mount Craig, NC ∙ Saluda, NC ∙ Lake Lure, NC ∙ Woodlawn, NC ∙ Montreat, NC ∙ Mount Mitchell, NC ∙ Dana, NC ∙ Chimney Rock, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 807 PM EDT Wed Sep 25 2024 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Eastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Eastern Henderson County in western North Carolina... Western McDowell County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Mitchell County in western North Carolina... Western Polk County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... Southeastern Yancey County in western North Carolina... * Until 100 AM EDT. * At 807 PM EDT, Thunderstorms with intense rainfall have been training along the Blue Ridge escarpment. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hendersonville, Marion, Spruce Pine, Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Flat Rock, Fairview In Buncombe County, Lake Lure, Old Fort, Saluda, Chimney Rock Village, Bat Cave, Chimney Rock State Park, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Mount Mitchell State Park, B.R. Parkway-Little Switzerland To Linville, Montreat, Gerton, Pleasant Gardens and Sugar Hill. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. && LAT...LON 3586 8228 3590 8214 3587 8194 3582 8196 3581 8199 3580 8197 3549 8210 3520 8231 3519 8238 3522 8239 3520 8241 3527 8245 3573 8234 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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