THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IN... CENTRAL BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... CENTRAL MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... NORTHERN CATAWBA COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHEASTERN CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... SOUTHWESTERN ALEXANDER COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... WEST CENTRAL IREDELL COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 430 PM EDT FRIDAY * AT 1248 AM EDT...LAKE AND RESERVOIR OBSERVATIONS ALONG THE CATAWBA RIVER CHANNEL WERE REPORTING ABOVE FULL POOL ELEVATIONS FROM LAKE JAMES TO LOOKOUT SHOALS FROM THE RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL AND ASSOCIATED RUNOFF. * RUNOFF FROM THIS RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING TO OCCUR ALONG THE CATAWBA RIVER CHANNEL FROM LAKE JAMES TO LAKE NORMAN...AS WELL AS NEARBY TRIBUTARIES AND STREAMS FEEDING THE CATAWBA RIVER. PEOPLE NEAR THE LAKES AND ON STREAMS THAT FEED INTO THE LAKES SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY AND WATCH FOR RAPIDLY RISING WATERS...ESPECIALLY CAMPERS IN THE MOOSE LODGE AREA AND HOUSE BOAT LANE AREA NEAR MARION...THE CARPENTERS COVE AREA OF CATAWBA COUNTY...AS WELL AS ALL LOCATIONS IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM FROM LOOKOUT SHOALS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IT IS IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE RELATIVE TO STREAMS...RIVERS... OR CREEKS WHICH CAN BECOME KILLERS IN HEAVY RAINS. CAMPERS SHOULD AVOID CAMPING ALONG STREAMS OR CREEKS DURING THREATENING RAINS. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. && LAT...LON 3566 8085 3560 8097 3576 8117 3572 8173 3569 8209 3575 8208 3581 8181 3587 8113 MC
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 04:49:24 +0000
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