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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
1004 AM EST Fri Jan 4 2019

...RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED RUNOFF MAY PRODUCE FLOODING ACROSS 
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND EXTREME NORTHEAST GEORGIA...

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Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Southern Jackson-Transylvania-Henderson-
Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-
Eastern Polk-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-
Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-
Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson-
Including the cities of Boydville, Toccoa, Royston, Whitworth, 
Lavonia, Franklin Springs, Canon, Hartwell, Nuberg, Reed Creek, 
Wolf Mountain, Cashiers, Brevard, Cedar Mountain, Little River, 
Hendersonville, Fletcher, Dana, East Flat Rock, Tuxedo, Etowah, 
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
1004 AM EST Fri Jan 4 2019

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of northeast Georgia, western North Carolina, and 
  upstate South Carolina, including the following areas, in 
  northeast Georgia, Franklin, Hart, and Stephens. In western 
  North Carolina, Eastern Polk, Greater Rutherford, Henderson, 
  Polk Mountains, Rutherford Mountains, Southern Jackson, and 
  Transylvania. In upstate South Carolina, Anderson, Greater 
  Greenville, Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens, Greenville 
  Mountains, Oconee Mountains, Pickens Mountains, and 
  Spartanburg. 

* through Saturday morning

* A final round of moderate to heavy rainfall will cross the Watch
  area late this morning through early this afternoon. Some drying
  will develop later in the day, but with scattered rain showers
  continuing. Rainfall rates of one-half to three-quarters of an
  inch per hour will continue in the heaviest downpours before the
  widespread rain tapers off from the west this afternoon. This
  additional rainfall, runoff from previous rainfall, saturated
  soil conditions, and elevated water levels may still lead to 
  flooding of area streams and mainstem rivers. 

* Flooding of area streams and mainstem rivers will likely 
  inundate low-lying areas adjacent to streams: including 
  farmland, parks, and campgrounds. Flooding is most likely 
  along the upper French Broad River and associated tributaries. 
  Isolated landslides will also be possible in steeply-sloped 
  areas with a history of slope movement. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Heavy rain impacting very wet soils in similar storms has been
associated with an increased risk of landslides and rockslides.
If you live on a mountainside or in a cove at the base of a
mountain, especially near a stream, be ready to leave in advance
of the storm or as quickly as possible should rising water,
moving earth, or rocks threaten. Consider postponing travel on
mountain roads during the period of heavy rainfall.

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. These actions
typically include moving to higher ground if flooding is
imminent, and moving belongings to higher ground well before
flooding develops in normally flood-prone areas.