Full Notification

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina... French Broad River At Blantyre affecting Henderson and Transylvania Counties. The heavy rain of 2 to nearly 5 inches over the weekend in the French River basin resulted in the river being above flood stage. The river has crested at Blantyre and will slowly fall through the week. The Flood Warning continues for The French Broad River At Blantyre.

* until Tuesday afternoon.

* At 10:16 AM Monday the stage was 16.9 feet. The river rose above flood stage of 16 feet at 6:30 AM Sunday and reached a long crest by Sunday evening and overnight. The crest was 17.08 feet which occurred around 10:30 PM Sunday.

* Minor Flood Stage is 16.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.

* FORECAST: The river will continue to fall slowly to below Minor Flood Stage by midday Tuesday.

* Impact...At 16.0 feet...Minor Flood Stage. Farmland flooding continues on both sides of the French Broad River. Floodwaters begin to impact boat access areas at Grove Bridge Rd. and Crab Creek Rd.

* Impact...At 15.0 feet...Action Stage. Most farm fields are flooding between the French Broad River and Brevard Rd. and between the French Broad River and Pleasant Grove Rd.

* AFFECTED AREAS: TRANSYLVANIA, NC ... HENDERSON, NC

Instructions:

The latest stages and forecasts for rivers can be found on our web page at http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=gsp Please report high water...flooding and landslides to the National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free...1...8 0 0...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...or by posting on our Facebook page...or tweet it using hashtag nwsgsp. Your message should describe the event and the specific location where it occurred.