Flood Warning until 02:00PM Sunday
French Broad River At Blantyre affecting Henderson and Transylvania Counties. The river will continue to fall slowly through Sunday. The Flood Warning continues for The French Broad River At Blantyre.
* until Sunday afternoon. ...Flood Warning extended until Sunday afternoon...
* At 8:15 PM Saturday the stage was 17.4 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 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 inundate the shoulders of River Road near the Big Willow Road intersection and continue to impact boat access areas at Grove Bridge Rd. and Crab Creek Rd.
* AFFECTED AREAS: HENDERSON, NC ... TRANSYLVANIA, 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
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