Widespread rain and showers associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida will continue to move north across the foothills and Piedmont of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia this evening. Rain will fall at the rate of one quarter of an inch per hour across the area west of Elberton...Anderson...and Greenville through 8 PM. Most locations will see another quarter to half inch of rain through that time. The rain may be more intermittent across the area from Greenwood to Laurens...Rock Hill...and Monroe.
Forecast for Eastern Polk
Updated: 6:19 PM EST on November 10, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect through Wednesday morning...
Tonight
Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Breezy with lows in the lower 50s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Veterans Day
Rain likely...mainly in the morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Breezy with lows in the mid 40s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Breezy with highs in the upper 50s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Wednesday morning...
The Flash Flood Watch continues for
* portions of northeast Georgia... western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina... including the following areas... in northeast Georgia... Elbert... Franklin... Habersham... Hart... Rabun and Stephens. In western North Carolina... Avery... Buncombe... eastern Polk... Graham... Haywood... Henderson... Macon... Madison... Mitchell... northern Jackson... Polk mountains... southern Jackson... Swain... Transylvania and Yancey. In upstate South Carolina... Abbeville... Anderson... greater Greenville... greater Oconee... greater Pickens... Greenville mountains... Greenwood... Laurens... Oconee mountains... Pickens mountains... Spartanburg and Union SC.
* Through Wednesday morning
* moisture associated with tropical cyclone Ida will continue to overspread the region into Wednesday producing copious amounts of rainfall... on the order of 2 to 5 inches with locally higher amounts.
* Across mountainous or hilly terrain... rainfall amounts of 5 inches or more over a large area lead to a significant increase in landslide threat on an isolated to scattered basis. The expected rainfall may cause flooding of creeks... streams and rivers. Also... locations with poor drainage will flood... especially across urbanized areas.
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.
