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
1043 PM EST Tue Nov 10 2009
... 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 the remnants of 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. Locations with poor drainage will flood... especially
across urbanized areas. Also... gusty northeasterly winds may topple
some shallow-rooted trees that will be loosened by the saturated
soils. Fallen trees may cause isolated to scattered power
outages.
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.