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Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
Sunday September 30th, 2018 :: 09:37 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Areal Flood Advisory from 09/30/2018 at 9:30 am to 11:30 am

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina...
Polk County in western North Carolina...
Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina...

* Until 1130 AM EDT.

* At 925 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated
that locally as much as 3 additional inches of rain had fallen
since daybreak this morning. Localized excessive runoff is
possible and small stream levels may rise again from around
Columbus and Tryon and up to the Lake Lure area.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Columbus, Tryon, Lake Lure, Saluda, Chimney Rock Village, Chimney
Rock State Park, Shingle Hollow, Mill Spring, Lake Adger and Bat
Cave.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Only when it is safe to do so, please report floodwaters or
landslides flowing over roads or threatening property to the National
Weather Service by calling toll-free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1, by
posting on our Facebook page, or via Twitter using hashtag NWSGSP.
Your message should describe the event and the specific location
where it occurred, including roadways, nearby cross streets, stream
names, and other landmarks.

Address/Location
Rutherford County Sheriff's Office
198 N Washington St
Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 828-287-6247

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