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Flood Watch
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
320 AM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021


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Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Elbert-Avery-Yancey-Mitchell-
Haywood-Buncombe-Northern Jackson-Macon-Southern Jackson-
Transylvania-Henderson-Caldwell Mountains-Greater Caldwell-Burke
Mountains-Greater Burke-McDowell Mountains-Eastern McDowell-
Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-
Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-Greenville Mountains-Greater
Oconee-Greater Pickens-Anderson-Abbeville-Greenwood-
Including the cities of Banner Elk, Burnsville, Jonas Ridge, 
Newland, Sugar Hill, Ninety Six, Toccoa, Clarkesville, Mill Spring, 
Boydville, Oakway, Ingalls, Cashiers, Mountain Rest, Little River, 
Dacusville, Spruce Pine, Kyle, Poplar, Clemson, Gowensville, Busick, 
Slater-Marietta, Waynesville, Marion, Granite Falls, Tuxedo, Calhoun 
Falls, Ware Shoals, Canon, Dysartsville, Woodlawn, Nuberg, Anderson, 
Brevard, Mountain City, Chimney Rock State Park, Rutherfordton, 
Highlands, Spindale, Pine Mountain, Candler, Walhalla, Black 
Mountain, Dana, Seneca, Ramseytown, Middleton, Baldwin, Nebo, 
Lenoir, Tigerville, Canton, Ruckersville, Celo, Cullowhee, 
Hollywood, Columbus, Saluda, Micaville, Asheville, Cove Creek, Cedar 
Mountain, Abbeville, Lavonia, Franklin Springs, Royston, Franklin, 
Kings Creek, Etowah, Tryon, Fero, Sawmills, Hartwell, 
Hendersonville, Fletcher, Cleveland, Valdese, Tuckasegee, 
Pumpkintown, Forest City, Waterville, Gumlog, Morganton, 
Westminster, Ashford, Cruso, East Flat Rock, Patterson, Fortsonia, 
Clayton, Sylva, Rainbow Springs, Old Fort, Swiss, Reed Creek, 
Pleasant Grove, Elberton, Demorest, Easley, Glenwood, Cornelia, and 
Wolf Mountain
320 AM EDT Fri Oct 8 2021

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

The Flash Flood Watch continues for

* Portions of northeast Georgia, western North Carolina and upstate 
  South Carolina, including the following areas, in northeast 
  Georgia, Elbert, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun and Stephens. In 
  western North Carolina, Avery, Buncombe, Burke Mountains, Caldwell 
  Mountains, Eastern McDowell, Eastern Polk, Greater Burke, Greater 
  Caldwell, Greater Rutherford, Haywood, Henderson, Macon, McDowell 
  Mountains, Mitchell, Northern Jackson, Polk Mountains, Rutherford 
  Mountains, Southern Jackson, Transylvania and Yancey. In upstate 
  South Carolina, Abbeville, Anderson, Greater Oconee, Greater 
  Pickens, Greenville Mountains, Greenwood, Oconee Mountains and 
  Pickens Mountains.

* Until Noon EDT today.

* Continued showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop across 
  the area through Friday morning. Additional rainfall totals of up 
  to 1 to 2 inches are possible across the watch area, with locally 
  higher amounts. These amounts may cause localized flash flooding 
  and quick rises on
  rivers and creeks, given the wet ground from previous rainfall.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means there is a potential for rapid onset 
flooding based on current forecasts. Flash flooding is a very 
dangerous situation and may impact areas that do not typically 
flood. Please monitor the latest forecasts and be prepared to take 
action quickly should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.

Rainfall of more than five inches in similar storms has been 
associated with an increased risk of landslides and rockslides. If 
you live on a mountainside or in a cove at the base of a mountain, 
especially near a stream, be ready to leave in advance of the storm 
or as quickly as possible should rising water, moving earth, or 
rocks threaten. Consider postponing travel along mountain roads 
during periods of heavy rainfall.

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WJM