Flood Warning until 04:36AM Wednesday
French Broad River At Blantyre affecting Henderson and Transylvania Counties. .Runoff from previous heavy rain has worked its way further downstream thus...the river will continue to fall slowly. The Flood Warning extened for The French Broad River At Blantyre.
* until late Tuesday night.
* At 9 AM Monday the stage was 17.6 feet.
* Flood stage is 16.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is occurring and Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast...the river will continue to fall to below flood stage by Tuesday night.
* Impact...At 17.0 feet...Floodwaters continue to inundate farmland between the French Broad River and the railroad tracks, and may start to inundate the shoulders of River Road near the Big Willow Road intersection. Also, floodwaters continue to impact boat access areas at Grove Bridge and Crab Creek Roads and most farm fields remain flooded between the river and Brevard Rd. and between the river and Pleasant Grove Rd.
* AFFECTED AREAS: TRANSYLVANIA, NC ... HENDERSON, 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
Address/Location
Henderson County Sheriff's Office
100 N Grove St
Hendersonville, NC 28792
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-697-4912
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP HENDERSON followed by your message, to 888777
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