Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
435 PM EDT Tue Aug 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...
Eastern Henderson County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Polk County in western North Carolina...
Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
* Until 830 PM EDT.
* At 435 PM EDT, As the threat of tropical-like thunderstorms
continues across the headwaters of the Green and Broad Rivers into
this evening, locally as much as 5 on 6 inches of rain may
accumulate. This will result in fast river and stream rises
throughout the warned area.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Flat Rock, Lake Lure, Saluda, Chimney Rock Village, Chimney Rock
State Park, Bat Cave, Dupont State Forest, Lake Adger, Edneyville,
Dana, Gerton, Mill Spring, East Flat Rock, Tuxedo, Shingle Hollow
and Crab Creek.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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LAT...LON 3518 8244 3517 8255 3519 8257 3542 8231
3546 8236 3558 8229 3551 8217 3553 8200
3541 8207 3536 8212 3532 8213 3529 8223
3525 8227 3521 8234 3523 8236 3522 8239
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
