756  
WGUS62 KGSP 260938  
FFAGSP  
 
FLOOD WATCH  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
538 AM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
 
GAZ010-NCZ033-048>053-058-059-062>065-501-503-505-507-509-SCZ101>103-  
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RABUN-AVERY-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-GRAHAM-  
NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-  
CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-BURKE MOUNTAINS-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-RUTHERFORD  
MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-  
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LUCK, HOT SPRINGS, ALLENSTAND, SPRUCE  
PINE, POPLAR, WAYNESVILLE, FRANKLIN, STECOAH, HIGHLANDS, TUXEDO,  
ASHFORD, CELO, ROCKY BOTTOM, BRYSON CITY, CRUSO, COVE CREEK,  
ASHEVILLE, CULLOWHEE, CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK, EAST FLAT ROCK,  
SWISS, FLETCHER, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, ALMOND, ETOWAH, ALARKA, WOLF  
MOUNTAIN, LITTLE RIVER, MARS HILL, MARSHALL, BREVARD, DANA, SUGAR  
HILL, WOODLAWN, KYLE, SYLVA, OLD FORT, TUCKASEGEE,  
HENDERSONVILLE, NEWLAND, FAUST, SALUDA, CANTON, RAINBOW SPRINGS,  
MICAVILLE, BANNER ELK, BUSICK, GLASSY MOUNTAIN, PINE MOUNTAIN,  
WATERVILLE, BURNSVILLE, CANDLER, CASHIERS, ROBBINSVILLE, MOUNTAIN  
CITY, CLAYTON, WESSER, JONAS RIDGE, LUADA, MOUNTAIN REST, BLACK  
MOUNTAIN, INGALLS, PATTERSON, WALNUT, AND RAMSEYTOWN  
538 AM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREA, RABUN, WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, AVERY, BUNCOMBE, BURKE MOUNTAINS, CALDWELL MOUNTAINS,  
GRAHAM, HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, MACON, MADISON, MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS,  
MITCHELL, NORTHERN JACKSON, POLK MOUNTAINS, RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS,  
SOUTHERN JACKSON, SWAIN, TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY, AND UPSTATE  
SOUTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, GREENVILLE  
MOUNTAINS, OCONEE MOUNTAINS AND PICKENS MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT AND DAMAGING  
FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND  
FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. AREAS THAT ARE NOT TYPICALLY IMPACTED BY  
FLOODWATERS MAY FLOOD. NUMEROUS LANDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN AREAS  
OF STEEP TERRAIN. A COUPLE OF LARGE, DAMAGING DEBRIS FLOWS ARE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE  
INTERACTION OF TROPICAL MOISTURE ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT,  
FOLLOWED BY THE PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORM HELENE. STORM-TOTAL  
RAINFALL OF 10 TO 15 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IS  
EXPECTED ALONG THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT  
WITH WIDESPREAD 5 TO 9 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER  
OF THE MOUNTAINS. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN EXTREMELY  
RARE EVENT WITH DANGEROUS CATASTROPHIC FLASH-FLOODING ALONG  
NUMEROUS STREAMS.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR  
RAPID ONSET FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. FLASH FLOODING IS A  
VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MAY IMPACT AREAS THAT DO NOT TYPICALLY  
FLOOD. PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE  
ACTION QUICKLY SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 
RAINFALL OF MORE THAN FIVE INCHES IN SIMILAR STORMS HAS BEEN  
ASSOCIATED WITH AN INCREASED RISK OF LANDSLIDES AND ROCKSLIDES. IF  
YOU LIVE ON A MOUNTAINSIDE OR IN A COVE AT THE BASE OF A MOUNTAIN,  
ESPECIALLY NEAR A STREAM, BE READY TO LEAVE IN ADVANCE OF THE STORM  
OR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE SHOULD RISING WATER, MOVING EARTH, OR  
ROCKS THREATEN. CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL ALONG MOUNTAIN ROADS  
DURING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL.  
 
LOW-LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO STREAMS, INCLUDING CAMPGROUNDS, ARE  
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO FLOODING. IF YOU LIVE OR ARE VACATIONING  
NEXT TO A STREAM, PLEASE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND  
ONCE HEAVY RAINFALL DEVELOPS. FLASH FLOODS CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AND  
OVERWHELM ADJACENT LOW-LYING AREAS WITH LITTLE WARNING. ONCE THE  
STREAM STARTS TO RISE, YOU MAY ONLY HAVE MINUTES TO EVACUATE. FLASH  
FLOODS CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE AND BE POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP  
AWAY CAMPERS, VEHICLES, AND MOBILE HOMES. CONSIDER TEMPORARILY  
RELOCATING AWAY FROM STREAMS UNTIL THE HEAVY RAINFALL THREAT PASSES.  
 

 
 

 
 
GAZ017-018-026-SCZ104-105-262145-  
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HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CORNELIA, ROYSTON, CLARKESVILLE, BALDWIN,  
SENECA, BOYDVILLE, TOCCOA, CLEMSON, WESTMINSTER, DEMOREST,  
WALHALLA, FRANKLIN SPRINGS, OAKWAY, LAVONIA, EASLEY, HOLLYWOOD,  
CANON, GUMLOG, AND DACUSVILLE  
538 AM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, FRANKLIN, HABERSHAM AND STEPHENS AND UPSTATE SOUTH  
CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, GREATER OCONEE AND  
GREATER PICKENS.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT AND DAMAGING  
FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND  
FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. AREAS THAT ARE NOT TYPICALLY IMPACTED BY  
FLOODWATERS MAY FLOOD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE  
INTERACTION OF TROPICAL MOISTURE ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT,  
FOLLOWED BY THE PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORM HELENE. STORM-TOTAL  
RAINFALL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND  
FOOTHILLS. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN EXTREMELY RARE  
EVENT WITH SIGNIFICANT AND DAMAGING FLASH-FLOODING ALONG  
NUMEROUS STREAMS POSSIBLE.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR  
RAPID ONSET FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. FLASH FLOODING IS A  
VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MAY IMPACT AREAS THAT DO NOT TYPICALLY  
FLOOD. PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE  
ACTION QUICKLY SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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HART-ELBERT-ALEXANDER-CATAWBA-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GREATER CALDWELL-  
GREATER BURKE-EASTERN MCDOWELL-GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-  
CHEROKEE-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-LAURENS-UNION SC-GREENWOOD-CENTRAL  
GREENVILLE-SOUTHERN GREENVILLE-NORTHERN SPARTANBURG-SOUTHERN  
SPARTANBURG-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SPINDALE, CLINTON, LYMAN, SHELBY, STONY  
POINT, GLENWOOD, LANDRUM, HICKORY, GRANITE FALLS, TAYLORS,  
SPARTANBURG, WARE SHOALS, FINGERVILLE, BOILING SPRINGS SC,  
SAWMILLS, KINGS MOUNTAIN, INMAN, REED CREEK, NEWTON, NEBO,  
CALHOUN FALLS, ANDERSON, TAYLORSVILLE, FOUNTAIN INN, PLEASANT  
GROVE, SIMPSONVILLE, DYSARTSVILLE, GAFFNEY, ELBERTON, ABBEVILLE,  
DUNCAN, KINGS CREEK, LINCOLNTON, LAURENS, CROUSE, MARION, ST.  
STEPHENS, VALDESE, HARTWELL, MILL SPRING, BEREA, ELLENDALE,  
MORGANTON, LENOIR, MONARCH MILLS, BETHLEHEM, FERO, RUTHERFORDTON,  
MILLERSVILLE, GREER, WELLFORD, UNION, GREENVILLE, RUCKERSVILLE,  
NINETY SIX, NUBERG, MAULDIN, FOREST CITY, MIDDLETON, FORTSONIA,  
TRYON, HIDDENITE, FORK SHOALS, AND COLUMBUS  
538 AM EDT THU SEP 26 2024  
   
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, ELBERT AND HART, NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, ALEXANDER, CATAWBA, CLEVELAND, EASTERN MCDOWELL, EASTERN  
POLK, GREATER BURKE, GREATER CALDWELL, GREATER RUTHERFORD AND  
LINCOLN, AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING  
AREAS, ABBEVILLE, ANDERSON, CENTRAL GREENVILLE, CHEROKEE,  
GREENWOOD, LAURENS, NORTHERN SPARTANBURG, SOUTHERN GREENVILLE,  
SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG AND UNION SC.  
 
* WHEN...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT AND DAMAGING  
FLOODING OF RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND  
FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS. AREAS THAT ARE NOT TYPICALLY IMPACTED BY  
FLOODWATERS MAY FLOOD.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE  
INTERACTION OF TROPICAL MOISTURE ALONG A STATIONARY FRONT,  
FOLLOWED BY THE PASSAGE OF TROPICAL STORM HELENE. STORM-TOTAL  
RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE PIEDMONT AND  
FOOTHILLS. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE AN EXTREMELY RARE  
EVENT WITH SIGNIFICANT AND DAMAGING FLASH-FLOODING ALONG  
NUMEROUS STREAMS POSSIBLE.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A FLOOD WATCH FOR FLASH FLOODING MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR  
RAPID ONSET FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. FLASH FLOODING IS A  
VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MAY IMPACT AREAS THAT DO NOT TYPICALLY  
FLOOD. PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE  
ACTION QUICKLY SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.  
 

 
 

 
 
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