• Flash Flood Watch for Polk Mountains County, North Carolina
  • Flash Flood Watch issued October 11 at 3:13PM EDT until October 11 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS
  • Effective: Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 2:13 p.m.
  • Expires: Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 7 p.m.
  • ...HIGH WATER LEVELS CONTINUE BEHIND TROPICAL STORM MICHAEL...
    .Michael continues to push east across North Carolina with
    rainfall now coming to an end across the region. High water levels
    behind the system will continue the threat of flooding through at
    least this evening for portions of the Western Carolinas.
    ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
    EVENING...
    The Flash Flood Watch continues for
    * portions of western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina,
    including the following areas, in western North Carolina,
    Avery, Buncombe, Burke Mountains, Caldwell Mountains, Eastern
    McDowell, Eastern Polk, Greater Burke, Greater Caldwell,
    Greater Rutherford, Henderson, McDowell Mountains, Mitchell,
    Polk Mountains, Rutherford Mountains, Transylvania, and
    Yancey. In upstate South Carolina, Spartanburg.
    * until 8 PM EDT this evening
    * Flooding for portions of the area continues following widespread
    heavy rain from Michael.
    * Dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding may continue
    across this area, especially near the Blue Ridge Escarpment.
    Isolated landslides are also possible.