...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...CATAWBA... CLEVELAND...EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...GREATER BURKE... GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...GASTON...GRAHAM... HAYWOOD...HENDERSON...LINCOLN...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MACON... MADISON...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS... RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON...SWAIN... TRANSYLVANIA AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA... ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON...CHEROKEE...CHESTER...GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS...GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...GREENWOOD...LAURENS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS...SPARTANBURG...UNION SC AND YORK. * UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * IN GENERAL...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BY THIS EVENING...WITH THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING ISOLATED HEAVIER TOTALS. * THE HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN RAPID INCREASES OF WATER LEVELS AND FLOW RATES ALONG CREEKS AND STREAMS. ADDITIONAL OR REDEVELOPING FLOODING IS EXPECTED. MAIN STEM RIVERS MAY ALSO RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS IN SOME PLACES. RAPID RUNOFF ACROSS STEEP TERRAIN MAY TRIGGER LANDSLIDES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. WEEKEND CAMPERS AND THOSE PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES... ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AS ROADS OR TRAILS MAY BECOME IMPASSIBLE DUE TO LANDSLIDES. && #ncwx
Posted on: Sun, 07 Jul 2013 14:25:59 +0000