...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL BUNCOMBE COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM EDT... AT 803 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A BROAD AREA OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS BUNCOMBE COUNTY. RADAR INDICATED RAINFALL RATES AROUND ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR CONTINUING TO FALL ON AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...DOWNTOWN ASHEVILLE...ASHEVILLE MALL...AVERY CREEK...BILTMORE FOREST...FAIRVIEW...I-26 AT I-40...LEICESTER...UNC ASHEVILLE...WEAVERVILLE AND WOODFIN. FLOODING CONTINUES ALONG TUNNEL ROAD ON THE EAST SIDE OF ASHEVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY. WITH THE ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN...THE RISK OF MUDSLIDES WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE SLIDES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST. PLEASE REPORT HIGH WATER...FLOODING...LANDSLIDES OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG BY CALLING TOLL FREE...1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1...OR BY POSTING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET IT USING HASHTAG NWSGSP. YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE EVENT AND THE SPECIFIC LOCATION WHERE IT OCCURRED. && LAT...LON 3571 8239 3548 8241 3546 8245 3545 8269 3570 8269 #ncwx
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 00:11:40 +0000
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