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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
948 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 NUBERG, GUMLOG, WESTMINSTER, BALDWIN,
TOCCOA, HOLLYWOOD, RAINBOW SPRINGS, MILL SPRING, LAVONIA,
HENDERSONVILLE, EASLEY, WOLF MOUNTAIN, TAYLORS, FRANKLIN SPRINGS,
SIMPSONVILLE, CLEMSON, FOUNTAIN INN, CLAYTON, SPARTANBURG,
GREENVILLE, BOILING SPRINGS SC, LITTLE RIVER, DANA, CANON,
OAKWAY, EAST FLAT ROCK, BEREA, INMAN, FINGERVILLE, FRANKLIN,
LANDRUM, KYLE, BREVARD, DACUSVILLE, WALHALLA, FORK SHOALS, ROCKY
BOTTOM, MAULDIN, FLETCHER, SALUDA, DUNCAN, ROYSTON, CASHIERS,
CEDAR MOUNTAIN, TUXEDO, GREER, GLASSY MOUNTAIN, MOUNTAIN CITY,
DEMOREST, COLUMBUS, BOYDVILLE, CORNELIA, HARTWELL, CLARKESVILLE,
REED CREEK, TRYON, WELLFORD, ETOWAH, SENECA, HIGHLANDS, PINE
MOUNTAIN, ANDERSON, MOUNTAIN REST, AND LYMAN
948 PM EST FRI MAR 8 2024
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT 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, CENTRAL GREENVILLE, GREATER OCONEE, GREATER
PICKENS, GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN SPARTANBURG, OCONEE
MOUNTAINS, PICKENS MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN GREENVILLE AND SOUTHERN
SPARTANBURG.
* WHEN...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 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN URBAN AREAS OF WESTERN
UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS OF NORTH
CAROLINA, WITH TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 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.
KRENTZ
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