Flood Warning until 11:00AM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest North Carolina, including the following counties, Cherokee and Clay.
* WHEN...Until 1100 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Numerous roads remain closed due to flooding. It will take several hours for all the water from these storms to work through local drainage systems in urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 853 AM EDT, Gauge reports indicated between 4 and 8.5 inches of rain fell last night near Marble. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Andrews, Murphy and Marble. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... CLAY, NC
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.
Address/Location
Clay County, NC
345 Courthouse Drive
Hayesville, NC 28904
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-389-1361
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CLAYCOUNTY followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Flood Warning