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Rabun-Habersham-Stephens-Franklin-Hart-Macon-Southern Jackson-
Transylvania-Henderson-Rutherford Mountains-Greater Rutherford-
Polk Mountains-Eastern Polk-Oconee Mountains-Pickens Mountains-
Greenville Mountains-Greater Oconee-Greater Pickens-
Greater Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson-
Including the cities of Clayton, Pine Mountain, Mountain City,
Cornelia, Baldwin, Demorest, Clarkesville, Hollywood, Boydville,
Toccoa, Royston, Whitworth, Lavonia, Franklin Springs, Canon,
Hartwell, Nuberg, Reed Creek, Franklin, Rainbow Springs, Kyle,
Nantahala Lake, Highlands, Wolf Mountain, Cashiers, Brevard,
Cedar Mountain, Little River, Hendersonville, Fletcher, Dana,
East Flat Rock, Tuxedo, Etowah, Lake Lure, Forest City,
Rutherfordton, Spindale, Saluda, Tryon, Columbus, Lake Adger,
Mill Spring, Mountain Rest, Walhalla, Westminster, Pumpkintown,
Tigerville, Gowensville, Caesars Head, Cleveland, Marietta,
Seneca, Oakway, Easley, Dacusville, Clemson, Greenville, Taylors,
Greer, Mauldin, Fork Shoals, Simpsonville, Berea, Spartanburg,
and Anderson
414 AM EST Thu Jan 3 2019

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued
a

* Flood Watch for portions of northeast Georgia, western North
Carolina, and upstate South Carolina, including the following
areas, in northeast Georgia, Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun,
and Stephens. In western North Carolina, Eastern Polk, Greater
Rutherford, Henderson, Macon, Polk Mountains, Rutherford
Mountains, Southern Jackson, and Transylvania. In upstate
South Carolina, Anderson, Greater Greenville, Greater Oconee,
Greater Pickens, Greenville Mountains, Oconee Mountains,
Pickens Mountains, and Spartanburg.

* from late tonight through Saturday morning

* Periods of moderate to heavy rainfall late tonight through
Friday combined with already saturated soils and elevated water
levels will likely lead to flooding of area streams and mainstem
rivers. Rainfall amounts of 1 to 2.5 inches, isolated 3 inches,
are likely across the southern Blue Ridge.

* Flooding of area streams and mainstem rivers will result in
flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to streams including
farmland, parks, and campgrounds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop. These actions
typically include moving to higher ground if flooding is
imminent, and moving belongings to higher ground well before
flooding develops in normally flood-prone areas.

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