Flood Advisory until 09:30AM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the following counties, Cherokee and Clay. Portions of east Tennessee, including the following counties, Monroe and Polk.
* WHEN...Until 930 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 628 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 0.5 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are expected over the area. This additional rain may result in minor flooding. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Andrews, Murphy, Ducktown, Hayesville, Tellico Plains, Unaka, Hiawasse Dam, Violet, Marble, Culberson, Hot House, Coker Creek, Brasstown, Turtletown, William L. Davenport Refuge, Copperhill, Tusquitee, Mount Vernon, Topton and Shooting Creek. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... CLAY, NC ... MONROE, TN ... POLK, TN
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:
- Minor - Minimal to no known 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 Advisory