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

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR JACKSON AND TRANSYLVANIA COUNTIES...

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

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

* Until 315 PM EDT Friday.

* At 724 AM EDT, emergency management reported widespread 
  catastrophic flooding across these counties.  Numerous roadways 
  are flooded and impassable, and hundreds of trees are down across 
  the area amid completely saturated ground.  Many water rescues are 
  ongoing.  In Jackson County, evacuations of low-lying areas are 
  already underway.  At least one landslide has been reported by 
  emergency management, resulting in a partial closure of highway 64 
  in Jackson County.

  This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Jackson and Transylvania 
  Counties. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER 
  GROUND NOW!

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

  SOURCE...Emergency management reported.

  IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
           HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
           low water crossings, small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses.  Dangerous
           landslide activity.  Numerous road closures and damage
           to infrastructure.  Inundation of homes and
           businesses.  Dangerous high water flows, especially
           along the Tuckasegee River.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Brevard, Sylva, Cherokee, Cullowhee, Highlands, Balsam, Rosman, 
  Webster, Dillsboro, Cashiers, Black Balsam Area, Lake Toxaway, 
  B.R. Parkway-Balsam Gap To Black Balsam Area, Lake Glenville, 
  Gorges State Park, B.R. Parkway-Black Balsam To Mount Pisgah, Lake 
  Jocassee, Looking Glass, B.R. Parkway-Smoky Mountains To Balsam 
  Gap and Mount Pisgah.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and 
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are 
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

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.

Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where 
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become 
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or 
creeks.

&&

LAT...LON 3527 8332 3542 8336 3547 8335 3547 8332
      3552 8324 3551 8317 3529 8292 3532 8283
      3542 8274 3529 8261 3515 8258 3513 8268
      3507 8276 3509 8278 3500 8311 3506 8317
      3509 8315 3516 8322 3524 8322 3523 8328

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2-3 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

$$

MPR