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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
605 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN AVERY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SOUTHEASTERN YANCEY COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* UNTIL 900 AM EDT.
* AT 605 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF TRAINING CELLS
PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM SUGAR HILL AND OLD FORT TO
MARION, PLEASANT GARDENS, CELO, LITTLE SWITZERLAND, AND SPRUCE
PINE. THIS RAINFALL WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 1-2.5 INCHES IN
LESS THAN AN HOUR OVER SATURATED SOILS. THIS RAINFALL MAY CAUSE
ADDITIONAL RISES ON AREA STREAMS, INCLUDING THE UPPER CATAWBA
RIVER, CROOKED CREEK, GRASSY CREEK, THE NORTH TOE RIVER AND THE
SOUTH TOE RIVER AND QUICKLY EXACERBATE ONGOING MINOR FLOODING.
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING, POTENTIALLY IMPACTING SOME STRUCTURES, MAY
DEVELOP QUICKLY OVER THE NEXT 1-2 HOURS. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!
HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
EXPECT SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF ADJACENT LOW-LYING AREAS,
INCLUDING PARKS, TRAILS, LOW-WATER CROSSINGS, BOAT-ACCESS
AREAS, AND CAMPGROUNDS. FLOODING OF SOME CRAWL SPACES AND
BASEMENTS IS POSSIBLE WITH POTENTIAL FLOODING OF
FIRST-FLOORS IN RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES NEAR STREAMS.
EVACUATIONS MAY BE NEEDED. AN ISOLATED LANDSLIDE OR TWO
CANNOT BE RULED OUT.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
MARION, SPRUCE PINE, CELO, OLD FORT, PLEASANT GARDENS, LAKE JAMES
STATE PARK, LINVILLE FALLS.
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 3573 8230 3591 8221 3599 8204 3601 8195
3597 8193 3596 8194 3588 8191 3585 8192
3581 8199 3570 8187 3561 8195 3553 8198
3555 8200 3554 8203 3552 8215 3556 8225
3559 8229 3562 8226 3568 8229 3571 8228
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
JMP
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