Through 11 am...areas of moderate to heavy rain will become more widespread across the North Carolina foothills along a line from Lenoir southward to Rutherfordton. Rainfall rates of up to a half inch an hour will be possible in this area...particularly close to the mountains. Rain will be lighter farther the east...including the Charlotte Metro area...though heavier rain may develop again later in the morning.
Forecast for Iredell
Updated: 3:19 am EST on November 11, 2009
Flash Flood Watch in effect through Thursday morning...
Wind Advisory in effect from 7 am this morning to 7 am EST Thursday...
Today
Rain. Rain may be heavy at times. Windy with highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Rain. Rain may be heavy at times in the evening. Windy with lows in the mid 40s. North winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Thursday
Rain likely...mainly in the morning. Breezy with highs in the lower 50s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
... 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.
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Wind Advisory
Statement as of 3:27 AM EST on November 11, 2009
... Wind Advisory in effect from 7 am this morning to 7 am EST Thursday...
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Wind Advisory... which is in effect from 7 am this morning to 7 am EST Thursday.
Sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph... with gusts as high as 40 mph... are expected today and tonight across the Piedmont and much of the foothills of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. These gusty winds... combined with saturated soil from the ongoing rainfall... will likely cause a number of trees to become uprooted across the advisory area.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
This Wind Advisory has been issued because gusty winds are expected to cause quite a few trees to fall due to saturated soil. This may result in scattered power outages.
Record Report
Statement as of 2:04 am EST on November 11, 2009
... 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.