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...HEAVY RAIN WITH POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING TODAY... .A strong cold front will push through the area today, with strong storms expected to develop along and ahead of the front. Torrential downpours are expected, and flash flooding will be possible across portions of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for portions of northeast Georgia, North Carolina, and upstate South Carolina, including the following areas, in northeast Georgia, Rabun. In North Carolina, Alexander, Avery, Burke Mountains, Cabarrus, Caldwell Mountains, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Eastern McDowell, Eastern Polk, Gaston, Greater Burke, Greater Caldwell, Greater Rutherford, Henderson, Iredell, Lincoln, Macon, McDowell Mountains, Mecklenburg, Polk Mountains, Rowan, Rutherford Mountains, Southern Jackson, Transylvania, and Union. In upstate South Carolina, Cherokee, Greater Greenville, Greenville Mountains, Oconee Mountains, Pickens Mountains, Spartanburg, and York.

* from 8 AM EDT this morning through this evening

* Light to moderate showers will expand across the area this morning, with thunderstorms with heavy rain developing later this morning and into the afternoon as a cold front pushes through. The stronger thunderstorms will likely have torrential downpours which may lead to a rapid accumulation of 2-3 inches of rain, with localized higher amounts.

* Excessive rainfall may push area creeks and streams out of their basins, and urban flash flooding will be possible as well.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ALEXANDER ... AVERY ... BURKE MOUNTAINS ... CABARRUS ... CALDWELL MOUNTAINS ... CATAWBA ... CLEVELAND ... DAVIE ... EASTERN MCDOWELL ... EASTERN POLK ... GASTON ... GREATER BURKE ... GREATER CALDWELL ... GREATER RUTHERFORD ... HENDERSON ... IREDELL ... LINCOLN ... MACON ... MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS ... MECKLENBURG ... POLK MOUNTAINS ... ROWAN ... RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS ... SOUTHERN JACKSON ... TRANSYLVANIA ... UNION

Instructions:

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation. You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.