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A deep low pressure system moving east from the plains will produce a southeasterly fetch of abundant Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic moisture starting Wednesday, peaking on Wednesday night, and slowly diminishing on Thursday. Very wet ground conditions, along with currently high stream levels, will heighten the risk of flooding across the region through the period. While some of the precipitation may fall as an icy mix, across portions of western North Carolina, especially Wednesday night, enough rain could fall to produce some flooding there as well. The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flood Watch for portions of northeast Georgia, North Carolina, and upstate South Carolina, including the following areas, in northeast Georgia, Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun, and Stephens. In North Carolina, Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke Mountains, Cabarrus, Caldwell Mountains, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Eastern McDowell, Eastern Polk, Gaston, Greater Burke, Greater Caldwell, Greater Rutherford, Henderson, Iredell, Lincoln, Macon, McDowell Mountains, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk Mountains, Rowan, Rutherford Mountains, Southern Jackson, Transylvania, Union, and Yancey. In upstate South Carolina, Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greater Greenville, Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens, Greenville Mountains, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee Mountains, Pickens Mountains, Spartanburg, Union, and York.

* from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday evening

* A deep low pressure system over the plains will bring abundant Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico moisture to the southeast Wednesday into Thursday. Widespread rainfall totals of 2 to 3 inches will be possible across much of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia during the period, with the bulk of the heavy rain falling on Wednesday night.

* This heavy rainfall will impact locations that received 2 to 4 inches of rain on Monday. The ground remains saturated and stream levels across the region are running quite high. This could lead to more widespread flooding along rivers and streams than observed with the Monday system.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS ... ANDERSON ... GREENWOOD ... ALEXANDER ... RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS ... LINCOLN ... CATAWBA ... HART ... LAURENS ... GREATER CALDWELL ... FRANKLIN ... RABUN ... TRANSYLVANIA ... YORK ... AVERY ... GREATER PICKENS ... CHEROKEE ... MECKLENBURG ... UNION ... GREATER BURKE ... EASTERN POLK ... HABERSHAM ... GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS ... POLK MOUNTAINS ... YANCEY ... ELBERT ... CLEVELAND ... HENDERSON ... IREDELL ... ABBEVILLE ... GREATER GREENVILLE ... ROWAN ... EASTERN MCDOWELL ... SOUTHERN JACKSON ... OCONEE MOUNTAINS ... GASTON ... CABARRUS ... DAVIE ... GREATER OCONEE ... PICKENS MOUNTAINS ... CALDWELL MOUNTAINS ... STEPHENS ... SPARTANBURG ... CHESTER ... MITCHELL ... GREATER RUTHERFORD ... MACON ... UNION ... BUNCOMBE ... BURKE MOUNTAINS

Instructions:

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.