Full Notification

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina, including the following counties, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell and Mitchell.

* WHEN...Until 200 PM EST.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 958 AM EST, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain continuing to develop and move into the advised area. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. This includes but is not limited to the Johns River Drainage and the North Fork Catawba. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Spruce Pine, Newland, Blowing Rock In Caldwell County, Banner Elk, Beech Mountain In Avery County, Crossnore, Sugar Mountain, Seven Devils, Linville Falls, B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, B.R. Parkway-Little Switzerland To Linville, Table Rock, Grandfather Mountain State Park, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Jonas Ridge, Pineola, Ashford, Linville, Altamont and Edgemont. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: AVERY, NC ... BURKE, NC ... CALDWELL, NC ... MCDOWELL, NC ... MITCHELL, NC

Instructions:

When it is safe to do so, please report flooding or landslides threatening roads or property to the National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, by posting on our Facebook page, or via Twitter using hashtag NWSGSP. Your message should describe the specific location where impacts occurred and the depth of flooding observed.