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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
139 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS EXTENDED
THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN AVERY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
NORTHWESTERN BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
WEST CENTRAL CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 400 AM EDT.
* AT 139 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED
AREA. BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER THE PAST 12
HOURS. STEADY RISES ARE OCCURRING IN AREA STREAMS INCLUDING THE
LINVILLE RIVER, WILSON CREEK, JOHNS RIVER, MULBERRY CREEK AND
WARRIOR FORK CREEK. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR EXPECTED TO BEGIN
SHORTLY.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT FLASH FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS NEAR STREAMS,
INCLUDING PARKS, TRAILS, LOW-WATER CROSSINGS, BOAT- ACCESS
AREAS, AND CAMPGROUNDS. SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF
POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS ARE LIKELY, IMPACTING TRAVEL.
LOW-LYING ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY TO BE FLOODED, REQUIRING
BARRICADES.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CROSSNORE, TABLE ROCK, B.R. PARKWAY-LINVILLE FALLS TO GRANDFATHER,
LINVILLE FALLS, B.R. PARKWAY-LITTLE SWITZERLAND TO LINVILLE, LAKE
JAMES STATE PARK, GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN STATE PARK, LAKE JAMES,
JONAS RIDGE AND EDGEMONT.
WILSON CREEK AT ADAKO RD, 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF COLLETSVILLE HAS RISEN
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AND IS STILL RISING. FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS
ADJACENT TO WILSON CREEK IS DEVELOPING WITH LESSER IMPACTS TO
VULNERABLE PROPERTY. MORE SIGNIFICANT FLOODWATERS ARE BEGINNING TO
IMPACT LOW-LYING AREAS, WITH INUNDATION APPROXIMATELY 2-4 FT DEEP.
LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BE INUNDATED WITH UP TO 2-3 FT OF
FLOODWATERS. CAMPGROUNDS, SECONDARY ROADS, AND OUTBUILDINGS MAY BE
EXPERIENCING FLOODING UP TO 1-2 FT DEEP. FLOODING LESS THAN 1 FT
DEEP MAY BEGIN IMPACTING BASEMENTS AND PRIMARY ROADS.
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.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL INCREASE THE RISK OF LANDSLIDES AND
DEBRIS FLOWS, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE LANDSLIDES HAVE OCCURRED IN
THE PAST. BE ESPECIALLY ALERT IF YOU LIVE NEAR A STREAM, PARTICULARLY
AT THE BASE OF A MOUNTAIN OR IN A COVE. WATCH FOR SIGNS THAT A
LANDSLIDE MAY BE IMMINENT, INCLUDING LOOSE-MOVING SOIL AND ROCKS OR A
SUDDEN INCREASE IN STREAMFLOW. STAY INDOORS AND DO NOT GO OUTSIDE TO
INVESTIGATE. ESCAPE VERTICALLY INSIDE YOUR HOME BY MOVING UPSTAIRS OR
GETTING ON TOP OF COUNTERS TO AVOID BEING SWEPT AWAY.
LAT...LON 3585 8191 3588 8190 3596 8193 3597 8195
3601 8195 3609 8190 3614 8182 3611 8182
3609 8176 3607 8175 3607 8174 3603 8173
3596 8174 3591 8170 3588 8166 3571 8187
3581 8198
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
ARK
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