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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1054 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
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AVERY-ALEXANDER-IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-
BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-
SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-
MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CASHIERS, GASTONIA, PATTERSON, INGALLS,
GLENWOOD, BUSICK, MICAVILLE, GRANITE FALLS, FRANKLIN, COVE CREEK,
TUCKASEGEE, SALUDA, SAWMILLS, LINCOLNTON, STECOAH, WAYNESVILLE,
PLEASANT GROVE, ETOWAH, NEBO, BLACK MOUNTAIN, KANNAPOLIS, WATERVILLE,
CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK, KINGS CREEK, ADVANCE, LITTLE RIVER, BANNER
ELK, FOREST CITY, CULLOWHEE, STONY POINT, HOT SPRINGS, FARMINGTON,
FERO, CANTON, COLUMBUS, TRYON, ELLENDALE, HENDERSONVILLE, CROUSE,
TAYLORSVILLE, SWISS, CANDLER, SPINDALE, FAUST, HIDDENITE, LUADA, MARS
HILL, MARSHALL, DYSARTSVILLE, ALARKA, MILL SPRING, BRYSON CITY,
FLETCHER, LUCK, MOCKSVILLE, SPRUCE PINE, CRUSO, BETHLEHEM, KYLE,
ALLENSTAND, TUXEDO, LENOIR, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, HIGHLANDS, WALNUT,
RAINBOW SPRINGS, SHELBY, EAST FLAT ROCK, WOLF MOUNTAIN, BREVARD,
JONAS RIDGE, NEWLAND, ASHEVILLE, ASHFORD, WOODLAWN, SUGAR HILL,
NEWTON, CELO, MOORESVILLE, STATESVILLE, CONCORD, MORGANTON,
RUTHERFORDTON, FORK CHURCH, SALISBURY, KINGS MOUNTAIN, BURNSVILLE,
SYLVA, CHARLOTTE, HICKORY, POPLAR, OLD FORT, ROBBINSVILLE,
RAMSEYTOWN, MARION,
DANA, VALDESE, MILLERSVILLE, ST. STEPHENS, WESSER, AND ALMOND
1054 PM EDT WED JUL 22 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF PIEDMONT AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA, ALEXANDER,
CABARRUS, CATAWBA, CLEVELAND, DAVIE, GASTON, IREDELL, LINCOLN,
MECKLENBURG AND ROWAN. IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, AVERY, BUNCOMBE,
BURKE MOUNTAINS, CALDWELL MOUNTAINS, EASTERN MCDOWELL, EASTERN
POLK, GRAHAM, GREATER BURKE, GREATER CALDWELL, GREATER RUTHERFORD,
HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, MACON, MADISON, MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS, MITCHELL,
NORTHERN JACKSON, POLK MOUNTAINS, RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN
JACKSON, SWAIN, TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* WHEN...THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF CREEKS,
STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS, INCLUDING
URBAN AREAS ALONG THE I-77 AND I-40 CORRIDORS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- WAVES OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
FORECAST TO MOVE ALONG A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. WHILE WIDESPREAD 1-2 INCH RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT, ISOLATED LOCATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO SEE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL, AND
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 5 INCHES ARE 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.
CP
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