Advisory
NWS has extended the Flood Warning until 7pm for McDowell County.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS EXTENDED THE * FLOOD WARNING FOR... MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... WESTERN BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA... * UNTIL 700 PM EDT. * AT 345 PM EDT, EXCESSIVE RUNOFF CONTINUES OVER THE REGION, AND FLOWS REMAIN HIGH ALONG THE UPPER CATAWBA RIVER, THE NORTH FORK CATAWBA RIVER, AND ASSOCIATED TRIBUTARIES. THESE FLOWS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW-LYING AREAS AND SOME ROADWAYS. * THE FOLLOWING STREAMGAUGE REMAINS ABOVE MINOR FLOOD STAGE: CATAWBA RIVER AT PLEASANT GARDENS. CURRENT STAGE: 12.94 FEET AND FALLING STEADILY. FORECAST: THE CATAWBA RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RECEDE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. A FALL BELOW MINOR FLOOD STAGE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM TONIGHT WITH A FALL BELOW ACTION/ADVISORY STAGE OVERNIGHT. ACTION STAGE: 9.0 FEET. MINOR FLOOD STAGE: 11.0 FEET. * SOME LOCATIONS THAT MAY CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... MARION, LAKE JAMES STATE PARK, LAKE JAMES, NEBO, PLEASANT GARDENS, GLENWOOD, ASHFORD, WOODLAWN, SUGAR HILL AND NORTH COVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER-COVERED ROADWAYS, BRIDGES, OR LOW-LEVEL CROSSINGS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE. IT IS NOT WORTH THE RISK. PLEASE TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN. NUMEROUS ROADS, PARKING LOTS AND BRIDGES ARE STILL THREATENED BY ELEVATED STREAMS AND CREEKS. PLEASE PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO ROAD SIGNS INDICATING A FLOOD-PRONE AREA. OBEY ALL BARRICADES, EVEN IF WATER IS NOT CURRENTLY OVER THE ROAD. BARRICADES ARE IN PLACE FOR YOUR PROTECTION AND INDICATE AREAS WHERE FLOODING CAN OCCUR RAPIDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING.
Address/Location
McDowell County Emergency Management
129 Barnes Rd
Marion, NC 28752
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-652-3241
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