Official

Flood Watch issued May 11 at 10:39PM EDT until May 13 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE…Portions of North Carolina, including the following areas,
Alexander, Avery, Burke Mountains, Caldwell Mountains, Eastern
McDowell, Eastern Polk, Greater Burke, Greater Caldwell, Greater
Rutherford, Henderson, McDowell Mountains, Mitchell, Polk
Mountains, Rutherford Mountains, Southern Jackson, Transylvania
and Yancey and Upstate South Carolina, including the following
areas, Greenville Mountains and Pickens Mountains.

* WHEN…From 10 AM EDT Monday through Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– A slow-moving storm system is expected to bring multiple
rounds of showers and storms on Monday and Monday night.

Runoff from the moderate to heavy rainfall will likely cause
flooding.

The heaviest rainfall and greatest risk for flash flooding is
expected along the Blue Ridge Escarpment and the southern and
eastern-facing slopes of the mountains in western North
Carolina. Rainfall totals of 3-5 inches with isolated amounts
between 5 and 7 inches are possible in these areas.

This will not be anywhere near the magnitude of flooding that
occurred during Helene.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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