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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
1259 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2026
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AVERY-ALEXANDER-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TAYLORSVILLE, STONY POINT, LENOIR, HIDDENITE,
BETHLEHEM, KINGS CREEK, BANNER ELK, SAWMILLS, PATTERSON, NEWLAND,
MILLERSVILLE, GRANITE FALLS, INGALLS, AND ELLENDALE
1259 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2026
..FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED
THE FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS OF PIEDMONT AND WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN PIEDMONT NORTH
CAROLINA, ALEXANDER. IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, AVERY, CALDWELL
MOUNTAINS AND GREATER CALDWELL.
FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO
HEED REMAINING ROAD CLOSURES.
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IREDELL-DAVIE-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-
BURKE MOUNTAINS-GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-GREATER RUTHERFORD-POLK MOUNTAINS-EASTERN POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CANTON, COVE CREEK, FLETCHER, TUXEDO, OLD
FORT, WESSER, ROBBINSVILLE, HIGHLANDS, KYLE, CASHIERS, SALISBURY,
SUGAR HILL, CROUSE, MILL SPRING, SPINDALE, ST. STEPHENS, BLACK
MOUNTAIN, RUTHERFORDTON, TRYON, FORK CHURCH, GASTONIA, ADVANCE,
MOCKSVILLE, BURNSVILLE, PLEASANT GROVE, MICAVILLE, WOLF MOUNTAIN,
MORGANTON, RAINBOW SPRINGS, FAUST, FARMINGTON, HOT SPRINGS,
CULLOWHEE, KANNAPOLIS, STATESVILLE, HICKORY, NEWTON, CONCORD,
MOORESVILLE, ASHEVILLE, CANDLER, JONAS RIDGE, NEBO, CELO, FOREST
CITY, ALMOND, SWISS, LUCK, POPLAR, KINGS MOUNTAIN, SALUDA, BUSICK,
TUCKASEGEE, MARION, FRANKLIN, FERO, BREVARD, CHARLOTTE, GLENWOOD,
STECOAH, RAMSEYTOWN, SYLVA, BRYSON CITY, MARS HILL, SHELBY, MARSHALL,
HENDERSONVILLE, ETOWAH, DANA, DYSARTSVILLE, WATERVILLE, WOODLAWN,
WAYNESVILLE, ASHFORD, WALNUT, CRUSO, SPRUCE PINE, LUADA, LITTLE
RIVER, COLUMBUS, CEDAR MOUNTAIN, EAST FLAT ROCK, LINCOLNTON, CHIMNEY
ROCK STATE PARK, ALARKA, VALDESE, AND ALLENSTAND
1259 PM EDT THU JUL 23 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS 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, CABARRUS, CATAWBA,
CLEVELAND, DAVIE, GASTON, IREDELL, LINCOLN, MECKLENBURG AND ROWAN.
IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, BUNCOMBE, BURKE MOUNTAINS, EASTERN
MCDOWELL, EASTERN POLK, GRAHAM, GREATER BURKE, GREATER RUTHERFORD,
HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, MACON, MADISON, MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS, MITCHELL,
NORTHERN JACKSON, POLK MOUNTAINS, RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN
JACKSON, SWAIN, TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- WAVES OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE MOVING ALONG A SLOW-MOVING COLD FRONT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. WHILE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCH ARE
EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA THIS AFTERNOON,
ISOLATED LOCATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF VERY
HEAVY RAINFALL, AND LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 3 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE, ENHANCING THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING IN THESE
AREAS.
- 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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