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Flood Watch
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
329 AM EST Sat Feb 10 2018

...ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE FLOODING THREAT
THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND...

.A plume of deep moisture will intensify from the Gulf of Mexico
to the southern Appalachians the remainder of the weekend. Several
rounds of moderate to heavy rain showers will develop ahead of a
slowly-moving cold front, affecting southern mountain locations
still moist from heavy rainfall earlier this week, and spreading
throughout the mountains and foothills tonight through Sunday.
Flooding may develop along small streams and main stem rivers,
particularly in the Little Tennessee River and upper French Broad
River basins.

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Including the cities of Boydville, Toccoa, Royston, Whitworth,
Lavonia, Franklin Springs, Canon, Hartwell, Nuberg, Reed Creek,
Ingalls, Banner Elk, Newland, Bethlehem, Ellendale, Millersville,
Taylorsville, Hiddenite, Stony Point, Faust, Mars Hill, Marshall,
Walnut, Allenstand, Hot Springs, Luck, Swiss, Burnsville, Celo,
Micaville, Ramseytown, Busick, Mount Mitchell State Park,
Spruce Pine, Poplar, Asheville, Hendersonville, Fletcher, Dana,
East Flat Rock, Tuxedo, Etowah, Patterson, Kings Creek, Lenoir,
Sawmills, Granite Falls, Jonas Ridge, Morganton, Pleasant Grove,
Valdese, Ashford, Sugar Hill, Woodlawn, Old Fort, Marion, Nebo,
Dysartsville, Fero, Glenwood, Lake Lure, Forest City,
Rutherfordton, Spindale, Saluda, Tryon, Columbus, Lake Adger,
Mill Spring, Mountain Rest, Walhalla, Westminster, Pumpkintown,
Tigerville, Gowensville, Caesars Head, Cleveland, Marietta,
Seneca, Oakway, Easley, Dacusville, Clemson, Greenville, Taylors,
Greer, Mauldin, Fork Shoals, Simpsonville, Berea, Spartanburg,
and Anderson
329 AM EST Sat Feb 10 2018

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has
expanded the

* Flood Watch to include portions of northeast Georgia, North
Carolina, and upstate South Carolina, including the following
areas, in northeast Georgia, Franklin, Hart, and Stephens. In
North Carolina, Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke Mountains,
Caldwell Mountains, Eastern McDowell, Eastern Polk, Greater
Burke, Greater Caldwell, Greater Rutherford, Henderson,
Madison, McDowell Mountains, Mitchell, Polk Mountains,
Rutherford Mountains, and Yancey. In upstate South Carolina,
Anderson, Greater Greenville, Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens,
Greenville Mountains, Oconee Mountains, Pickens Mountains, and
Spartanburg.

* From this evening through Monday morning

* Abundant moisture arriving from the Gulf of Mexico will produce
several rounds of moderate to heavy rainfall over the weekend.
Rainfall totals will likely reach 2 to 3 inches across much of
the southern Appalachians and the adjacent foothills, with
localized 4 inch amounts possible along the higher peaks and
across the mountains of Upstate South Carolina.

* The moderate to heavy rain will fall on ground still moist from
rainfall earlier in the week. Many rivers and streams are still
running at elevated levels from the recent rainfall, and
flooding will become increasingly likely later tonight through
Sunday night.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.