We are on Day Two of an Expected Three Day outbreak of severe weather in Macon County. We are currently under a Tornado Watch, a Flood Watch and a Flood Advisory, mas well as an Urban and Small Stream Flood Advisory...the text of the latter is posted at the end of this update for your convenience. I have also created a Short URL to the National weather Service page that lists the advisories, watches and warnings that are in effect for Macon County at is.gd/MACONWARN I am also maintaining a live coverage of the severe weather period on my weather and public safety Facebook page at https://facebook/pages/Macon-County-Public-Safety-Road-Conditions-and-Weather-Updates/322040194508791?hc_location=timeline and Twitter Account at twitter/WNCscan I will post, and encourage others, to post weather-specific information for Macon County by using the hashtag #MaconWx If you have information, photos and/or video you wish to share, please use that hashtag. Stay safe and remember to Turn Around, Dont Drown. If you have severe weather to report, you can also use the hashtag #NWSGSP I will be monitoring both hashtags on Facebook, Twitter and Google Plus. More information about hashtags can be found at mashable/2013/10/08/what-is-hashtag/ #WNCnews #WNCscan #MaconWx #MaconCounty ***FLOOD ADVISORY*** NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC 534 AM EDT TUE APR 29 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAINFALL IN... BUNCOMBE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... HAYWOOD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... HENDERSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... MACON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 830 AM EDT * AT 532 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ADVISORY AREA OVER THE LAST THREE HOURS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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.
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 09:49:47 +0000
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