Boiling Springs, North Carolina

... The Flood Warning remains in effect until 515 PM EST for Cleveland
and western Lincoln counties...

At 1244 PM EST... widespread rain continued to fall across the warned
area with another half inch of rain expected to fall through
mid-afternoon... on top of already saturated conditions. High to
excessive amounts of runoff will continue... especially throughout
the first Broad River basin in Cleveland County... and across the
numerous drainages which feed the South Fork Catawba in Lincoln
County.

Motorists are advised to remain wary of high water conditions and
are reminded to never cross flooded roads. Interests near creeks and
streams should continue to keep an eye on water levels throughout
the day.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

To report high water... flooding... mudslides... landslides or other
severe weather through our automated reporting system... call our toll
free number... 1 8 7 7... 6 3 3... 6 7 7 2.


Lat... Lon 3554 8111 3540 8113 3541 8144 3536 8141
      3533 8136 3532 8136 3518 8176 3518 8177
      3523 8176 3535 8170 3556 8168

834 am EST Wed Nov 11 2009

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flood Warning for the Broad River in NC at Boiling Springs.
* From this afternoon to Thursday afternoon... or until the warning is
cancelled.
* At 8:00 am Wednesday the stage was 8.9 feet.
* Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage this afternoon and continue to
rise to near 13.7 feet this evening. The river will fall below
flood stage early tomorrow morning.
* At 14.0 feet... water will reach the steps of some Mobile
homes near the gage site.

... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Thursday morning...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* portions of North Carolina and upstate South Carolina...
including the following areas... in North Carolina...
Alexander... Burke mountains... Caldwell mountains... Cabarrus...
Catawba... Cleveland... Davie... eastern McDowell... greater
Burke... greater Caldwell... greater Rutherford... Gaston...
Iredell... Lincoln... McDowell Mountains... Mecklenburg...
Rutherford mountains... Rowan and Union NC. In upstate South
Carolina... Cherokee... Chester and York.

* Through Thursday morning

* a large band of moderate to heavy rain will likely remain across
the east facing slopes of the North Carolina mountains and the
adjacent foothills through this evening. Additional rainfall amounts
of 1 to 2 inches are likely through tonight... resulting in storm
total accumulations of 3 to 5 inches... with locally higher
amounts in excess of 6 inches likely.

* The expected rainfall may cause flooding of smaller creeks and
streams... minor flooding is expected to develop later today
across upper portions of the Broad River. In
addition... significant poor drainage flooding may develop in
urban locations... including the Charlotte Metro area.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead
to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should flash flood warnings be issued.

... Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7 am EST Thursday...

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7 am EST Thursday.

Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph... with gusts as high as 40 mph...
will continue today and tonight across the Piedmont and much of the
foothills of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. These
gusty winds... combined with saturated soil from the ongoing
rainfall... will likely cause a number of trees to become uprooted
across the advisory area.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

This Wind Advisory has been issued because gusty winds are
expected to cause quite a few trees to fall due to saturated
soil. This may result in scattered power outages.

... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Greenville-Spartanburg SC...

A record rainfall of 2.42 inches was set at the
Greenville-Spartanburg Airport on Tuesday. This breaks the old
record of 1.16 inches set on November 10 in 1987.

11/11/2009 1100 am

Shelby, Cleveland County.

Flood, reported by trained spotter.


            One tree down just off north Post Rd in Shelby.





11/11/2009 1100 am

Fallston, Cleveland County.

Flood, reported by trained spotter.


            One tree down on Ball Park Rd in falston.