...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA...NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS...IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA...ELBERT...FRANKLIN...HABERSHAM...HART...RABUN AND STEPHENS. IN NORTH CAROLINA...ALEXANDER...AVERY...BURKE MOUNTAINS...BUNCOMBE...CALDWELL MOUNTAINS...CATAWBA... CLEVELAND...EASTERN MCDOWELL...EASTERN POLK...GREATER BURKE... GREATER CALDWELL...GREATER RUTHERFORD...GASTON...HAYWOOD... HENDERSON...IREDELL...LINCOLN...MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS...MACON... MADISON...MECKLENBURG...MITCHELL...NORTHERN JACKSON...POLK MOUNTAINS...RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS...SOUTHERN JACKSON... TRANSYLVANIA...UNION NC AND YANCEY. IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA...ABBEVILLE...ANDERSON...CHEROKEE...CHESTER... GREATER GREENVILLE...GREATER OCONEE...GREATER PICKENS... GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS...GREENWOOD...LAURENS...OCONEE MOUNTAINS...PICKENS MOUNTAINS...SPARTANBURG...UNION SC AND YORK. * UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY. * NUMEROUS SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE REGION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BLUE RIDGE. INDIVIDUAL SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND ONE HALF INCH...AND ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS REPEATEDLY AFFECTING THE SAME LOCATION COULD QUICKLY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING. * RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN OVER THE SATURATED GROUND MAY PUSH ALREADY ELEVATED STREAMS AND CREEKS ABOVE BANKFULL. IN ADDITION...SATURATED SLOPES AND HILLSIDES IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS MAY EASILY GIVE WAY IN ANY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OVERNIGHT. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MUDSLIDES COVERING ROADWAYS AS WELL AS WEAKLY ROOTED TREES TOPPLED BY MARGINAL WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES MAY OCCUR VERY RAPIDLY WITH THE ONSET OF ANY HEAVY RAINFALL GIVEN THE MOIST GROUND CONDITIONS. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. ALWAYS TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. && #ncwx
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