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Henderson County Sheriff's Office
Friday January 12th, 2018 :: 09:26 a.m. EST

Advisory

Flood Warning until 04:00PM Sunday

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina... French Broad River At Blantyre affecting Henderson and Transylvania Counties. .Runoff from previous and ongoing heavy rainfall will result in the river rising above flood stage. The Flood Warning continues for The French Broad River At Blantyre.

* until Sunday afternoon.

* At 9:01 AM Friday the stage was 15.7 feet.

* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...rise above flood stage by this afternoon and continue to rise to near 17.0 feet by early Saturday afternoon. The river will fall below flood stage by late Sunday morning.

* Impact...At 17.0 feet...Minor Flooding continues. Floodwaters continue to inundate farmland between the French Broad River and the railroad tracks. Floodwaters may start to inundate the shoulders of River Road near the Big Willow Road intersection. &&

* AFFECTED AREAS: HENDERSON ... TRANSYLVANIA

Instructions:

The latest stages and forecasts for rivers can be found on our web page at http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=gsp Please report high water...flooding and landslides to the National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free...1...8 0 0...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.

Address/Location
Henderson County Sheriff's Office
100 N Grove St
Hendersonville, NC 28792

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-697-4912

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Alert Details

Severity:
Moderate - Possible threat to life or property
Urgency:
Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
Certainty:
Likely (p > ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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