Flood Warning

Locations Affected

Pisgah Forest, NC ∙ Horse Shoe, NC ∙ Etowah, NC ∙ Penrose, NC

Headline

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North Carolina...
French Broad River At Blantyre affecting Transylvania and Henderson Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
For detailed information including observed and forecast stages, flood impacts, flood history, FEMA Flood Hazard Layers, and more, please visit: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/GSP
The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 1000 AM EST.
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Full Alert Message

Flood Statement National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 936 AM EST Mon Dec 30 2024 ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in North Carolina... French Broad River At Blantyre affecting Transylvania and Henderson Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. For detailed information including observed and forecast stages, flood impacts, flood history, FEMA Flood Hazard Layers, and more, please visit: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/GSP The next statement will be issued Tuesday morning at 1000 AM EST. && ...FLOOD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE TOMORROW MORNING... * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...French Broad River at Blantyre. * WHEN...Until late tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Action Stage. Most farm fields are flooding between the French Broad River and Brevard Rd. and between the French Broad River and Pleasant Grove Rd. At 16.0 feet, Minor Flood Stage. Farmland flooding continues on both sides of the French Broad River. Floodwaters begin to impact boat access areas at Grove Bridge Rd. and Crab Creek Rd. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM EST Monday the stage was 16.0 feet. - Bankfull stage is 15.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 16.1 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage this evening. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.0 feet on 05/01/1949. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood && LAT...LON 3538 8257 3537 8250 3529 8254 3521 8267 3526 8274 3534 8261

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