FLASH FLOOD WARNING
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 300 AM EDT
AT 1214 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE
WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATED THAT BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN
HAS FALLEN OVER THE WARNED AREA OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS.
AN ADDITIONAL INCH IS LIKELY IN THE NEXT HOUR.
* RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
RUTHERFORDTON...BOSTIC...CASAR...ELLENBORO...FOREST CITY...
LAWNDALE...POLKVILLE...SPINDALE AND THERMAL CIPRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. DO
NOT ENTER THE WATER. TURN AROUND AND MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO
ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN
WATER BEGINS RISING.
Address/Location
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
198 N Washington St
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-287-6247
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