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FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
626 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
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CALDWELL NC-
626 AM EDT SUN OCT 11 2026
..FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 AM EDT THIS MORNING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES.
* WHERE...NORTHWESTERN CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
* WHEN...UNTIL 945 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...NUISANCE FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS ADJACENT TO STREAMS
AND OTHER POOR-DRAINAGE AREAS, INCLUDING FARMLAND, PARKS,
GREENWAYS, BOAT-ACCESS AREAS, GOLF COURSES, UNDERPASSES, AND
PARKING LOTS. ISOLATED, SHALLOW FLOWS OVER ROADWAYS IS POSSIBLE. A
FEW FLOOD-PRONE, LOW-WATER CROSSINGS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE. A
SMALL CULVERT WASHOUT OR TWO IS POSSIBLE.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- AT 619 AM EDT, RAINFALL OF THE 4-6 INCHES HAVE FALLEN OVER THE
PAST 24 HOURS. THE RAINFALL HAS ACCUMULATED STEADILY, ALLOWING
SOILS TO SLOWLY SATURATE AND RUNOFF TO SLOWLY INCREASE, RESULTING
IN STEADY RISES IN AREA STREAMS INCLUDING THE YADKIN RIVER, JOHNS
RIVER, MULBERRY CREEK AND BUFFALO CREEK. THE YADKIN RIVER NEAR
PATTERSON IS OUT OF ITS BANKS AND MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING
SHORTLY.
- ADDITIONAL ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER
THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND THE THREAT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE VERY EFFICIENT
AT PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. SOILS ARE SATURATED AND STREAMS ARE
SWOLLEN. THEREFORE, ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN MAY QUICKLY CREATE NEW
AREAS OF FLOODING AND CAUSE PREVIOUS AREAS OF FLOODING TO
REDEVELOP. AS A RESULT, A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CALDWELL
COUNTY MAY BE NEEDED. CAUTION IS ADVISED NEAR ANY STREAM OR
OTHER VULNERABLE AREA. SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY IF HEAVY
RAIN DEVELOPS. PLEASE HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE SHOULD FLASH FLOODING
DEVELOP AND DO NOT HESITATE TO ACT. PLEASE HEED ALL EVACUATION
ORDERS FROM EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
- SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
BLOWING ROCK IN CALDWELL COUNTY, GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN STATE PARK,
B.R. PARKWAY-LINVILLE FALLS TO GRANDFATHER, PATTERSON, UPTON,
GLOBE AND COLLETTSVILLE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
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.
LAT...LON 3609 8176 3611 8181 3612 8167 3612 8155
3610 8152 3609 8147 3609 8146 3607 8144
3608 8143 3607 8141 3587 8166 3596 8174
3603 8173 3607 8174
ARK
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