Flash Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Rhodhiss Lake, NC ∙ Woodlawn, NC ∙ Hiddenite, NC ∙ Drexel, NC ∙ Hudson, NC ∙ Hickory Faa Airport, NC ∙ Lake James, NC ∙ Marion, NC ∙ Lenoir, NC ∙ Cedar Rock, NC

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 637 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 ...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR BURKE, MCDOWELL, ALEXANDER, AND CALDWELL COUNTIES ... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Alexander County in the piedmont of North Carolina... Burke County in western North Carolina... Caldwell County in western North Carolina... McDowell County in western North Carolina... * Until 230 PM EDT Friday. * At 637 AM EDT, emergency management reported extensive significant life-threatening flooding across the warned area. Numerous road closures were reported recently. In many locations, 7 to 10 inches of rain have fallen in the last 12 to 24 hours, and an additional swath of heavy rainfall is arriving from the south. This will result in imminent catastrophic flooding in the warned area. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Burke, McDowell, Alexander, and Caldwell Counties . This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Catastrophic damage to infrastructure and inundation of homes and businesses. Many life-threatening landslides. Numerous road closures and dangerous low- water crossings. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Hickory, Lenoir, Morganton, Marion, Taylorsville, Longview, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Gamewell, Bethlehem, Hudson, Salem, Icard, Cajah's Mountain, Drexel, Hildebran, Connelly Springs, Blowing Rock In Caldwell County and Stony Point. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order. 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 aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. && LAT...LON 3559 8229 3570 8229 3585 8210 3588 8199 3600 8190 3596 8181 3607 8174 3611 8181 3612 8155 3600 8133 3605 8103 3599 8100 3580 8108 3578 8111 3583 8115 3579 8134 3556 8154 3561 8175 3554 8184 3552 8215 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2.5-3.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

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