Full Notification

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast Georgia, including the following areas, Franklin and Hart, North Carolina, including the following areas, Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke Mountains, Caldwell Mountains, Catawba, Cleveland, Eastern McDowell, Gaston, Greater Burke, Greater Caldwell, Haywood, Lincoln, McDowell Mountains, Mitchell, Northern Jackson and Yancey, and upstate South Carolina, including the following areas, Anderson, Cherokee, Southern Greenville and Southern Spartanburg.

* WHEN...From late tonight through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A powerful low pressure system will spread heavy rain across the region beginning this evening and continuing into Tuesday. Rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are expected across northeast Georgia, the northern Upstate north of Interstate 85, and the southern mountains of North Carolina. Some locations in the mountains could get 6 inches of rain. The threat of flash flooding has been increased given the recent rainfall in this area. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* AFFECTED AREAS: FRANKLIN ... HART ... AVERY ... ALEXANDER ... YANCEY ... MITCHELL ... HAYWOOD ... BUNCOMBE ... CATAWBA ... NORTHERN JACKSON ... CLEVELAND ... LINCOLN ... GASTON ... CALDWELL MOUNTAINS ... GREATER CALDWELL ... BURKE MOUNTAINS ... GREATER BURKE ... MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS ... EASTERN MCDOWELL ... CHEROKEE ... ANDERSON ... SOUTHERN GREENVILLE ... SOUTHERN SPARTANBURG

Instructions:

A Flood Watch for flash flooding means there is a potential for rapid onset flooding based on current forecasts. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation and may impact areas that do not typically flood. Please monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take action quickly should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.