795  
WGUS82 KGSP 210201  
FLSGSP  
 
FLOOD ADVISORY  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC  
1001 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
 
NCC161-210500-  
/O.NEW.KGSP.FA.Y.0093.260821T0201Z-260821T0500Z/  
/00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/  
RUTHERFORD NC-  
1001 PM EDT THU AUG 20 2026  
   
..FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT FRIDAY
 
 
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTH CENTRAL RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH  
CAROLINA...  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 100 AM EDT.  
 
* IMPACTS...MINOR FLOODING IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...  
- AT 1000 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN DUE TO  
THUNDERSTORMS. MINOR FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN  
SHORTLY IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE  
FALLEN.  
- ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER  
THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING,  
ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.  
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...  
FOREST CITY, RUTHERFORDTON AND SPINDALE.  
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
ONLY WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO, PLEASE REPORT FLOODING OR LANDSLIDES  
THREATENING ROADS OR PROPERTY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG BY CALLING 1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1, BY  
POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE, OR BY POSTING ON X USING HASHTAG  
NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC LOCATION, ADDRESS,  
OR INTERSECTION WHERE IMPACTS OCCURRED AND THE DEPTH OF FLOODING  
OBSERVED.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3529 8200 3533 8203 3539 8197 3536 8188  
3529 8191 3526 8196  
 

 
 
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