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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
410 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS EXTENDED
THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 515 AM EDT.
* AT 410 AM EDT, ROUNDS OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL HAVE IMPACTED MANY
AREAS OF MCDOWELL COUNTY FOLLOWING A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STEADY
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN, WHICH PRODUCED STORM-TOTAL RAINFALL OF 3-6
INCHES OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. THIS RAINFALL OVER SATURATED SOILS
IS CAUSING MORE SIGNIFICANT RISES TO DEVELOP ALONG AREAS STREAMS
AND ASSOCIATED TRIBUTARIES. AREAS OF GREATEST CONCERN INCLUDE THE
HEADWATERS OF COVE CREEK AND THE SECOND BROAD RIVER NEAR SUGAR
HILL, WHERE THE 3300 BLOCK OF SUGAR HILL ROAD IS CLOSED DUE TO
FLOODING; NIX CREEK NEAR PROVIDENCE; CROOKED CREEK NEAR MOFFITT
HILL; AND THE UPPER CATAWBA RIVER BETWEEN OLD FORT AND PLEASANT
GARDENS, INCLUDING ALONG LYTLE MOUNTAIN RD, WHERE A FOOT OF FLOOD
WATERS HAVE CURRENTLY CLOSED THE ROADWAY. ADDITIONALLY, A
LANDSLIDE HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON NC-226A WITH MINOR IMPACTS TO THE
ROADWAY. ADDITIONAL AREAS OF MINOR FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT 1-3 HOURS. PLEASE OBEY ALL BARRICADES AND
HEED ALL EVACUATION ORDERS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS.
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. LOW-LYING ROADWAYS ARE
LIKELY TO BE FLOODED. AN ISOLATED LANDSLIDE OR TWO CANNOT
BE RULED OUT.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MARION, OLD FORT, LAKE JAMES, LAKE JAMES STATE PARK, B.R.
PARKWAY-CRAGGY TO LITTLE SWITZERLAND, B.R. PARKWAY-LITTLE
SWITZERLAND TO LINVILLE, LINVILLE FALLS, PLEASANT GARDENS, SUGAR
HILL AND GLENWOOD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING.
BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.
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 3588 8191 3585 8192 3581 8199 3572 8187
3558 8182 3554 8184 3552 8197 3555 8200
3552 8215 3559 8229 3562 8226 3568 8229
3574 8219 3577 8216 3580 8216 3585 8210
3585 8205 3589 8202 3588 8199 3596 8194
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
ARK
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