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City of Demorest
Tuesday March 30th, 2021 :: 03:20 p.m. EDT

Community

Flash Flood Watch until 08:00PM Wednesday

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of northeast Georgia, western North Carolina, and upstate South Carolina, including the following counties. In northeast Georgia, Habersham and Rabun. In western North Carolina, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Macon, Jackson, Swain, and Transylvania. In upstate South Carolina, mountainous portions of Greenville, Oconee, and Pickens Counties.

* from Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening

* Strong lift and deep moisture preceding a cold front likely will combine to produce periods of heavy rainfall over the southern Appalachians and adjacent foothills near the Blue Ridge Escarpment. A total of 2 to 3 inches of rain can be expected in the most favored areas, south- and southwest-facing ridges.

* AFFECTED AREAS: RABUN ... HABERSHAM ... SWAIN ... HAYWOOD ... GRAHAM ... NORTHERN JACKSON ... MACON ... SOUTHERN JACKSON ... TRANSYLVANIA ... HENDERSON ... OCONEE MOUNTAINS ... PICKENS MOUNTAINS ... GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS

Instructions:

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Address/Location
City of Demorest
546 Georgia St
Demorest, GA 30535

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 706-778-4202

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flash Flood Watch

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