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Flash Flood Warning for Avery, NC; Caldwell, NC

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Avery, Caldwell
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What is happening

At 937 PM EDT, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Gauges reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks...

What the bulletin says to do

Only when it is safe to do so, please report flooding or landslides threatening roads or property to the National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg by calling 1...800...2 6 7...8 1 0 1, by posting on our Facebook page, or by posting on X using hashtag NWSGSP. Your message should describe the specific location, address, or intersection where impacts occurred and the depth of flooding observed. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding.

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Bulletin details

At 937 PM EDT, gauge reports indicated thunderstorms produced heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Gauges reported. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Blowing Rock In Caldwell County, Grandfather Mountain State Park, B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather, Globe, Edgemont, Upton, Linville and Pineola.

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Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 9:37PM EDT until August 3 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Flash Flood Warning issued August 2 at 8:49PM EDT until August 3 at 2:45AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

    Official revision

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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