HIDEFlood Watch issued May 27 at 2:22AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, western North Carolina and
Upstate South Carolina, including the following areas, in
northeast Georgia, Habersham and Rabun. In western North Carolina,
Avery, Buncombe, Burke Mountains, Caldwell Mountains, Eastern
McDowell, Eastern Polk, Graham, Greater Burke, Greater Caldwell,
Greater Rutherford, Haywood, Henderson, Macon, Madison, McDowell
Mountains, Mitchell, Northern Jackson, Polk Mountains, Rutherford
Mountains, Southern Jackson, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey. In
Upstate South Carolina, Greenville Mountains, Oconee Mountains and
Pickens Mountains.
* WHEN...Until Noon EDT today.
* IMPACTS...Ongoing flooding continues in many southern North
Carolina mountain communities. Additional heavy rainfall at rates
of one-quarter to one-half inch per hour, combined with excessive
runoff from earlier rainfall, may result in further flooding of
rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone
locations. Area creeks and streams are already running high and
could easily flood with any more heavy rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Many parts of the watch area have received 2 to 5 inches of
rain in the past 24 hours, with a few locations in the
southern mountains already above 6 inches. Areas of moderate
to heavy rain showers with embedded thunderstorms will
continue and additional flooding may develop while ongoing
flooding worsens. An additional inch or two of rainfall will
be possible through daybreak in the most prone locations to
southerly upslope flow.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Counties Affected:
Avery; Buncombe; Graham; Haywood; Henderson; Macon; Madison; Mitchell; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson; Swain; Transylvania; Yancey
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
HIDE HIDEFlood Warning issued May 27 at 7:41AM EDT until May 27 at 12:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg
...Flood warning continues for the Pigeon River At Canton affecting
Haywood County...
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL NOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Pigeon River At Canton.
* WHEN...Until this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Between 9 and 10 feet, Floodwaters effect parts of Vance
Street closest to the river and some parts of Fiberville Road.
Also, water may approach the yards of some homes on and near
Fiberville Road.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 AM EDT Friday the stage was 10.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:15 AM EDT Friday was 11.7 feet.
- Forecast...The river will continue to fall and return to
within it`s banks later today.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Counties Affected:
Haywood
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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