...FLASH FLOODING THREAT TO CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA WHILE DIMINISHING FARTHER SOUTH...
.A wave of low pressure will ride northward along the southern
Appalachians this morning and produce continued heavy rainfall
across the mountains and the immediately adjacent foothills. The
low center will move north of the region this afternoon, but
instability around the area will permit scattered to numerous
showers and thunderstorms to develop and locally heavy rainfall
could continue. The greatest risk of flash flooding will be in
locations repeatedly affected by heavy rain showers and
thunderstorms. The main-stem rivers will continue to rise
throughout the region as well due to the recent heavy rainfall.
Flooding that develops along these rivers will continue well into
the weekend.
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS
MORNING...
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, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham,
Lincoln, Macon, Mecklenburg, Northern Jackson, Southern
Jackson, Swain, and Union. In upstate South Carolina,
Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Greater Greenville,
Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens, Greenville Mountains,
Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee Mountains, Pickens Mountains,
Spartanburg, Union, and York.
* until 8 AM EDT this morning
* Occasional showers producing periods of heavy rainfall will
continue this morning. Expect additional storm total rainfall
amounts of one-half inch in the lower piedmont to around an inch
in and near the mountains, with locally higher 2 to 3 inch
totals in locations that see repeated showers or thunderstorms.
With soils remaining saturated, flash flooding remains possible
across the area.
* The heavy rainfall may produce flooding on area streams and
creeks, and possibly on some main stem rivers. Pay close
attention to rainfall totals in and near the the mountains
since locations with steep slopes will see an increase in the
potential for isolated landslides once rainfall exceeds five
inches.