Flood Warning until 05:00PM
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Portions of southwest North Carolina, including the following counties, Cherokee and Clay and east Tennessee, including the following counties, Blount, Monroe and Polk.
* WHEN...Until 500 PM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Expect many areas of slow moving or standing water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1132 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. - Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Andrews, Murphy, Ducktown, Hayesville, Unaka, Marble, Hiawasse Dam, Violet, Brasstown, Citico, Culberson, Coker Creek, Hot House, Tusquitee, Tariffville, Turtletown, Topton, Citico Beach, Talassee and William L. Davenport Refuge. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
* AFFECTED AREAS: CHEROKEE, NC ... CLAY, NC ... BLOUNT, TN ... MONROE, TN ... POLK, TN
Instructions:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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