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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1148 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2025
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AVERY-ALEXANDER-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-RUTHERFORD
MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-PICKENS
MOUNTAINS-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ETOWAH, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, FOREST CITY,
LITTLE RIVER, BANNER ELK, POPLAR, WOODLAWN, VALDESE, FERO, KINGS
CREEK, HENDERSONVILLE, MORGANTON, SWISS, COLUMBUS, CASHIERS,
PLEASANT GROVE, MARION, EAST FLAT ROCK, MILL SPRING, MICAVILLE,
FLETCHER, SAWMILLS, TUXEDO, SPINDALE, CELO, NEWLAND, CHIMNEY ROCK
STATE PARK, ASHFORD, HIDDENITE, SALUDA, INGALLS, DYSARTSVILLE,
LENOIR, ROCKY BOTTOM, TRYON, WOLF MOUNTAIN, DANA, MILLERSVILLE,
OLD FORT, ELLENDALE, PATTERSON, STONY POINT, RAMSEYTOWN, BUSICK,
BETHLEHEM, TAYLORSVILLE, SPRUCE PINE, JONAS RIDGE, NEBO, GLASSY
MOUNTAIN, RUTHERFORDTON, GRANITE FALLS, BREVARD, SUGAR HILL,
GLENWOOD, AND BURNSVILLE
1148 AM EDT MON MAY 12 2025
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, ALEXANDER, AVERY, BURKE, CALDWELL, MCDOWELL, POLK,
RUTHERFORD, HENDERSON, MITCHELL, TRANSYLVANIA, AND YANCEY, PLUS
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF JACKSON COUNTY. ALSO, A PORTION OF UPSTATE
SOUTH CAROLINA, NAMELY THE MOUNTAINOUS PARTS OF GREENVILLE AND
PICKENS COUNTIES.
* WHEN...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- A SLOW-MOVING STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING MULTIPLE
ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT.
RUNOFF FROM THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL LIKELY CAUSE
FLOODING.
THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AND GREATEST RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE ESCARPMENT AND THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN-FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS IN WESTERN NORTH
CAROLINA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH ISOLATED
AMOUNTS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THIS WILL NOT BE ANYWHERE NEAR THE MAGNITUDE OF FLOODING THAT
OCCURRED DURING HELENE.
- 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.
WIMBERLEY
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