Flash Flood Warning for Buncombe, NC
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- Buncombe
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What is happening
FFWGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Buncombe County in western North Carolina... * Until midnight EDT. * At 605 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2...
What the bulletin says to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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Bulletin details
FFWGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Buncombe County in western North Carolina... * Until midnight EDT. * At 605 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar and automated gauges. 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... Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, West Asheville, North Asheville, Woodfin, Swannanoa, Weaverville, Biltmore Forest, Bent Creek, UNC-Asheville, Enka, B.R. Parkway-Nc Arboretum To East Asheville, Leicester, Skyland, Warren Wilson College, B.R. Parkway-East Asheville To Craggy Gardens and Candler.
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Flash Flood Warning issued July 23 at 6:05PM EDT until July 24 at 12:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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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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