Avisos

Flood Warning issued September 27 at 6:41PM EDT until September 28 at 1:45AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is ongoing.* WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina, including thefollowing county, Buncombe.* WHEN...Until 145 AM EDT Saturday.* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lyingand flood-prone locations is occurring. Numerous roads remainclosed due to flooding. Streams continue to rise due to excessrunoff from earlier rainfall. Low-water crossings are inundatedwith water and may not be passable.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 639 PM EDT, emergency management reported widespreadflooding is ongoing in the warned area. Flooding is ongoingor expected to begin shortly. Between 6 and 11 inches of rainhave fallen.- Flooding impacts will continue, but little or no additionalrainfall is expected.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, Arden, West Asheville,North Asheville, Black Mountain, Mills River, Woodfin,Fletcher, Swannanoa, Weaverville, Fairview In BuncombeCounty, Biltmore Forest, Bent Creek, UNC-Asheville, B.R.Parkway-Nc Arboretum To East Asheville, Warren WilsonCollege, B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy Gardens,Skyland and Biltmore Park.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodWhen it is safe to do so, please report flooding or landslidesthreatening roads or property to the National Weather ServiceGreenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1,by posting on our Facebook page, or via X using hashtag NWSGSP. Yourmessage should describe the specific location where impacts occurredand the depth of flooding observed.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can becomeunstable and unsafe.Heavy rain is significantly increasing the risk of landslides,especially in areas where slides have occurred in the past. Slidescan destroy single homes and other structures and large sections ofroads. If you are in the warned area, you should not travel, exceptto move away from flash flood or landslide dangers. If you are inthe vicinity of a stream near the heavy rainfall, especially on amountainside, or at the base of a mountain or in a cove, moveimmediately to a safer location.

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