Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Asheville, NC ∙ Black Mountain, NC ∙ Maggie Valley, NC ∙ Leicester, NC ∙ Skyland, NC ∙ Alexander, NC ∙ Clyde, NC ∙ Woodfin, NC ∙ Swannanoa, NC ∙ Balsam, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 316 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Haywood County in western North Carolina... * Until 815 AM EDT. * At 316 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 6 and 9 inches of rain have fallen. Significant flooding appears likely across much of the warned area, with numerous road closures and water rescues likely, damage to even well-built structures, and standing in low-lying areas. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Downtown Asheville, Waynesville, East Asheville, Arden, West Asheville, North Asheville, Cherokee, Black Mountain, Mills River, Woodfin, Fletcher, Swannanoa, Canton, Lake Junaluska, Weaverville, Fairview In Buncombe County, Biltmore Forest, Bent Creek, Clyde and Maggie Valley. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Heavy rain is significantly increasing the risk of landslides, especially in areas where slides have occurred in the past. Slides can destroy single homes and other structures and large sections of roads. If you are in the warned area, you should not travel, except to move away from flash flood or landslide dangers. If you are in the vicinity of a stream near the heavy rainfall, especially on a mountainside, or at the base of a mountain or in a cove, move immediately to a safer location. 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 3569 8280 3580 8251 3582 8236 3571 8228 3559 8229 3553 8217 3552 8223 3546 8225 3550 8233 3542 8254 3545 8270 3532 8283 3529 8292 3551 8319 3555 8316 3567 8318 3572 8326 3579 8308 3579 8296 3568 8290 FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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