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 McDowell
Updated: 6:19 PM EST on November 10, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect through Wednesday afternoon...
Tonight
Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Lows around 50. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Veterans Day
Rain...mainly in the morning. Rain may be heavy at times in the morning. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
... Flash Flood Watch remains in effect through Wednesday afternoon...
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 Wednesday afternoon
* 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.
* 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.
