Expires:202409272045;Remove:202409272045;310772 WGUS52 KGSP 271250 FFWGSP NCC199-272045- /O.NEW.KGSP.FF.W.0107.240927T1250Z-240927T2045Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 850 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024 ...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR YANCEY COUNTY... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Yancey County in western North Carolina... * Until 445 PM EDT Friday. * At 850 AM EDT, emergency management reported heavy rain and flooding across Yancey County. Between 4 and 9 inches of rain have fallen. Shelter in place and do not travel unless fleeing floodwaters. Significant flooding is ongoing in multiple locations, resulting in road closures, first-floor inundation, and damage to some structures. The risk of life-threatening landslide activity continues to increase. The expected rainfall rate is 1.5 to 2.5 inches in 1 hour. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Yancey County. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Emergency management reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Extensive flooding of homes and businesses. Widespread road closures. Widespread life-threatening landslide activity. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Burnsville, Mount Mitchell State Park, B.R. Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, Micaville, Green Mountain, Ramseytown, Celo, Swiss, Busick and Poplar. 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. In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded roads. Find an alternate route. && LAT...LON 3570 8226 3575 8233 3581 8235 3582 8241 3590 8245 3591 8249 3595 8248 3598 8250 3608 8240 3608 8235 3603 8234 3603 8231 3605 8230 3599 8225 3601 8225 3601 8220 3595 8220 3593 8215 3582 8213 3574 8219 FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...1.5-2.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR $$ AR