Morganton, North Carolina

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flood Warning for...
McDowell County in western North Carolina...
Burke County in western North Carolina...
Caldwell County in western North Carolina...

* until 500 PM EST

* at 1106 am EST... after a soaking... widespread heavy rainfall
since yesterday... totaling as much as 4 inches in spots... stream
levels are elevated... and high water is standing in many low spots
and ditches. Widespread rain... heavy at times will continue across
the area into the afternoon... perhaps causing another inch or so
of rain to accumulate.

Motorists are advised to be wary of high water conditions and are
reminded to never cross flooded roads. Interests near creeks and
streams should 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...

When driving along roads where the terrain is steep or rocky... remain
alert for possible rock or mud slides due to the heavy rain.

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 3600 8132 3579 8133 3556 8154 3556 8167
      3559 8170 3560 8175 3553 8186 3552 8198
      3555 8201 3552 8214 3559 8229 3570 8228
      3572 8221 3584 8210 3588 8199 3599 8191
      3597 8180 3605 8173 3611 8179 3612 8155


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... 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.

... Lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7 PM EST this
evening...

A lake Wind Advisory remains in effect until 7 PM EST this
evening.

Sustained winds of 10 to 20 mph... with gusts as high as 35 mph
will continue 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.