The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended
the
* Flood Warning for...
Mecklenburg County in the Piedmont of North Carolina...
* Until 130 AM EDT.
* At 730 PM EDT, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Emergency Management is
reporting flood conditions have improved significantly across
the area. As a result, the previous Flash Flood Emergency has
been allowed to expire. However, residual flooding remains
and some roads remain closed. Therefore, drivers are urged
to exercise extreme caution, avoid flooded roadways, and
obey all barricades to allow local officials to assess the
structural integrity of roads and bridges. Residents are
urged to monitor high water conditions closely and be
prepared to seek higher ground.
* Streams across metro Charlotte remain elevated and not all
streams have crested as significant runoff continues.
Therefore, stream flooding continues. Please avoid low-lying
areas near streams including greenways and adjacent
recreational areas until at least tomorrow to allow all
streams to fully recede.
* The following streams are currently above Minor Flood Stage:
McAlpine Creek and Sugar Creek. Minor flooding includes
significant flooding of greenways, recreational areas, and
other low-lying areas and inundation of a few secondary roads
generally less than 18 inches deep.
* The following streams are currently above Action Stage:
Little Sugar Creek, Briar Creek, and Long Creek. Action Stage
or Advisory flooding includes flooding of greenways,
recreational areas, and other low-lying areas and inundation
of one or two secondary roads generally less than 6 inches deep.
* Some locations that continue to experience flooding include...
Uptown Charlotte, Central Charlotte, South Charlotte, Northeast
Charlotte, Southwest Charlotte, East Charlotte, Northwest
Charlotte, Matthews, Mint Hill and Pineville.