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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1218 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2024
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RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-
TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-ANDERSON-
OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER
OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-CENTRAL GREENVILLE-SOUTHERN GREENVILLE-
NORTHERN SPARTANBURG-SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HENDERSONVILLE, LITTLE RIVER, BEREA,
BOILING SPRINGS SC, WELLFORD, BALDWIN, HARTWELL, FLETCHER,
WALHALLA, DEMOREST, BREVARD, FINGERVILLE, DUNCAN, SALUDA, TRYON,
LANDRUM, CLARKESVILLE, PINE MOUNTAIN, MOUNTAIN REST, LAVONIA,
RAINBOW SPRINGS, CLEMSON, DANA, COLUMBUS, FORK SHOALS, CASHIERS,
HOLLYWOOD, SPARTANBURG, ETOWAH, GREENVILLE, CANON, WESTMINSTER,
FRANKLIN, NUBERG, SIMPSONVILLE, FRANKLIN SPRINGS, MILL SPRING,
WOLF MOUNTAIN, MOUNTAIN CITY, GREER, INMAN, ROCKY BOTTOM,
MAULDIN, ROYSTON, SENECA, LYMAN, GUMLOG, HIGHLANDS, DACUSVILLE,
FOUNTAIN INN, GLASSY MOUNTAIN, OAKWAY, ANDERSON, CEDAR MOUNTAIN,
REED CREEK, TOCCOA, CORNELIA, KYLE, EAST FLAT ROCK, EASLEY,
TAYLORS, CLAYTON, BOYDVILLE, AND TUXEDO
1218 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2024
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, FRANKLIN, HABERSHAM, HART, RABUN AND STEPHENS, WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, EASTERN POLK,
HENDERSON, MACON, POLK MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN JACKSON AND
TRANSYLVANIA, AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
AREAS, ANDERSON, ALL OF OCONEE, PICKENS, GREENVILLE, AND
SPARTANBURG COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A WARM FRONT AND WEDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL INTERACT TO
PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL AT TIMES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. TOTALS
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN URBAN AREAS OF WESTERN
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA, WITH TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG SOUTH-
FACING MOUNTAIN RIDGES. SOILS REMAIN VERY WET FOLLOWING
MULTIPLE RAIN EVENTS IN THE PAST WEEK, AND CANNOT ABSORB MUCH
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE ALERT
FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
ARK
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