• Special Weather Statement for Henderson County, North Carolina
  • Special Weather Statement issued October 06 at 10:06PM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 7:31 p.m.
  • Expires: Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 10 p.m.

  • ...VERY HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL...
    NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD...NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON AND SOUTHEASTERN
    BUNCOMBE COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT...
    At 1004 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a very heavy rain shower
    16 miles southwest of Marion, or 5 miles north of Chimney Rock State
    Park. This shower was nearly stationary.
    Locations to be impacted include...
    Black Mountain, Fairview In Buncombe County, Lake Lure, Old Fort,
    Chimney Rock Village, Chimney Rock State Park, Bat Cave, Gerton,
    Montreat and Sugar Hill.
    Very heavy rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour will be possible
    in these areas. Isolated flooding of low-lying areas may develop.