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Henderson County Sheriff's Office
Thursday October 11th, 2018 :: 09:39 p.m. EDT

Advisory

Flood Warning until 06:21AM Saturday

Broad River In NC At Boiling Springs affecting Cleveland County. ...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina...South Carolina... French Broad River At Blantyre affecting Henderson and Transylvania Counties. French Broad River Near Fletcher affecting Buncombe and Henderson Counties. South Fork Catawba River At Lowell affecting Gaston County. Broad River In Sc Near Blacksburg affecting Cherokee and York Counties. .Runoff from previous heavy rain will result in the river remaining above flood stage. .Runoff from previous heavy rain has worked its way further downstream thus...the river will continue to fall slowly. The Flood Warning continues for The French Broad River Near Fletcher.

* until Saturday morning. ...Flood Warning extended until Saturday morning...

* At 9:30 PM Thursday the stage was 12.6 feet.

* Flood stage is 13.0 feet.

* Minor flooding is forecast.

* Forecast...rise above flood stage by tonight and continue to rise to near 14.0 feet by Friday morning.the river will fall below flood stage by Friday evening.

* Impact...At 13.0 feet...Minor Flood Stage. French Broad River floodwaters are now inundating Banner Farm Rd. Floodwaters may be approaching portions of Glenn Bridge Rd. Farmland and other low-lying areas within the French Broad River Valley from Etowah to Avery Creek are experiencing scattered flooding. Glenn Bridge Park and river access is experiencing scattered flooding.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HENDERSON, NC ... BUNCOMBE, NC

Instructions:

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Flood Warning

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