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Flood Warning

Cleveland, NC; Cherokee, SC

Until Oct 12, 2:00 PM EDT

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Map of the Flood Warning over Cleveland County and Cherokee County, with the area it draws around the storm. Drawn on the national sheet; the scale is at its foot.
In force from
Oct 11, 3:48 PM EDT
Until
Oct 12, 2:00 PM EDT
Issued
Oct 11, 8:30 AM EDT
Office
Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Number
4 of its kind from this office this year
Severity
Severe, Expected, Likely
Where
NC SC

FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...REPLACES RIVER FLOOD ADVISORY

...The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in South Carolina...North Carolina...

(English) Broad River Near at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg affecting Cherokee and Cleveland Counties.

What
Minor flooding is forecast.
Where
(English) Broad River near at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg.
When
From this afternoon to Monday afternoon.
Impacts
At 15.0 to 16.0 feet, Action Stage Flooding continues. Areas of Buffalo Creek may flood due to backwater effects. The Broad River may also be flooding River Rd. and Little Hope Rd. near US 29. Adjacent farmland and low-lying area flooding is continuing.
Additional details
- At 8:00 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 15.1 feet and rising. - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 16.7 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

What to do

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

For detailed information including observed and forecast stages, flood impacts, flood history, FEMA Flood Hazard Layers, and more, please visit: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/GSP

The next statement should be issued this evening before 1100 PM EDT.

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