Full Notification

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flood Advisory for...
Southwestern McDowell County in western North Carolina...

* Until 100 PM EST.

* At 959 AM EST, Doppler radar indicated a final round of heavy rain 
showers poised to cross southwestern McDowell County through late 
morning. These showers were producing rainfall at rates of one-
half to one inch per hour, and were impacting locations that have 
already received widespread two to three inch rainfall totals over 
the past 24 hours. Minor flooding of streams, creeks, and low-
lying or poor drainage areas will result.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Marion, Old Fort, Sugar Hill, Pleasant Gardens, Glenwood, Fero, 
Thermal City, Blue Ridge Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland and 
Montreat. Flooding is most likely along Mill Creek and Newberry 
Creek in the western part of the County, as well as locations 
around Cove Creek in Sugar Hill.