Lenoir, North Carolina

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

The Flash Flood Watch is now in effect 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

* moisture associated with the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida will
cause rain to persist across the watch area through tonight.
Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 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... although minor flooding along main Stem rivers cannot
be ruled out. 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.


Lane

312 am EST Wed Nov 11 2009

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
Yancey County in western North Carolina...
Mitchell County in western North Carolina...
Avery County in western North Carolina...
McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Burke County in western North Carolina...
Caldwell County in western North Carolina...
Polk County in western North Carolina...
Rutherford County in western North Carolina...

* until 900 am EST

* at 304 am EST... National Weather Service radar indicated that an
area of moderate to heavy rain will spread northward into portions
of the North Carolina mountains... foothills... and Piedmont. One to
three inches of rain has already fallen across these areas in the
past 24 hours... and an additional inch of rain will be possible
through sunrise.

* Deep ponding of water in low lying and poor drainage areas can be
expected... especially along roadways and urban areas... through the
remainder of the morning. This includes locations along and near
Highway 74 and Interstate 40... from Marion to Morganton and Lenoir.
Also... steady rises can be expected in area creeks and streams... and
some of these may approach bankfull through daybreak.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of floods. Be prepared to move up to higher ground should
flooding develop. Do not stay in areas subject to flooding when water
begins rising.

Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross
safely. Move to higher ground.

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 3621 8190 3616 8182 3611 8181 3612 8165
      3602 8135 3579 8133 3556 8153 3517 8132
      3519 8235 3553 8217 3568 8229 3572 8228
      3575 8234 3580 8234 3598 8249 3615 8216
      3611 8212 3613 8203 3628 8191

... Lake Wind Advisory in effect from 7 am this morning to 7 PM
EST this evening...

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued
a lake Wind Advisory... which is in effect from 7 am this morning
to 7 PM EST this evening.

Sustained winds of 10 to 20 mph... with gusts as high as 35 mph will
develop across the northern foothills of North Carolina... as well
as the higher elevations of the North Carolina mountains today.
With the soil saturated due to the ongoing rainfall... a few trees
could uproot across this area. Isolated power outages may occur.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A lake Wind Advisory is issued when wind gusts up to 35 mph are
expected.

... 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.