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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
810 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended 
the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Jackson County in western North Carolina...
  Macon County in western North Carolina...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 810 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 6 and 9 inches of rain 
  have fallen.  Significant flooding appears likely across much of 
  the warned area, with numerous road closures and water rescues 
  likely, damage to even well-built structures, and standing in 
  low-lying areas.

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
           producing flash flooding.

  SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges.

  IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
           urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
           Numerous road closures.  Ongoing stream level rises.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Franklin, Sylva, Cherokee, Cullowhee, Highlands, Balsam, Webster, 
  Dillsboro, Cashiers, Lake Glenville, B.R. Parkway-Smoky Mountains 
  To Balsam Gap, B.R. Parkway-Balsam Gap To Black Balsam Area, Black 
  Balsam Area, Nantahala Lake, B.R. Parkway-Black Balsam To Mount 
  Pisgah, Ellijay, Cullasaja, Savannah, Cowee and Tuckasegee.

Notably, a flash flood emergency remains in effect for Jackson 
County, where emergency management has reported catastrophic impacts 
from especially heavy rainfall.  Continue to heed road closures and 
instructions from emergency response personnel.  Do not travel 
unless you are fleeing floodwaters.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rain is significantly increasing the risk of landslides, 
especially in areas where slides have occurred in the past. Slides 
can destroy single homes and other structures and large sections of 
roads. If you are in the warned area, you should not travel, except 
to move away from flash flood or landslide dangers. If you are in 
the vicinity of a stream near the heavy rainfall, especially on a 
mountainside, or at the base of a mountain or in a cove, move 
immediately to a safer location.

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 3547 8332 3552 8324 3549 8314 3546 8314
      3545 8308 3529 8292 3523 8293 3516 8300
      3513 8298 3505 8306 3503 8301 3500 8311
      3500 8352 3513 8362 3514 8365 3515 8365
      3516 8374 3528 8368 3533 8334 3547 8335

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR AND GAUGE INDICATED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1-2 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

MPR