Flood Advisory for Buncombe, NC; Henderson, NC; Rutherford, NC

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* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Southeastern Buncombe County in western North Carolina... Northeastern Henderson County in western North Carolina... Northwestern Rutherford County in western North Carolina... * WHEN...Until 730 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Nuisance flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to streams and other poor-drainage areas, including farmland, parks, greenways, boat-access areas, golf courses, underpasses, and parking lots. Isolated, shallow flows over roadways is possible. A few flood-prone, low-water crossings may become impassible. A small culvert washout or two is possible * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... At 734 PM EDT, Light to moderate showers are moving from south to north across the upper Broad/Rocky Broad River watershed, including over Lake Lure. Storm-total rainfall of the 3-4 inches have fallen over the past 12 hours. The rainfall has accumulated steadily, allowing soils to slowly saturate and runoff to slowly increase, resulting in steady rises in the small streams feeding the Broad/Rocky Broad River. However, streams are approaching bankfull conditions, and the streamgauge on the Rocky Broad River near Bat Cave has just exceeded the Action/Advisory Stage of 6 feet. High flows along the Rocky Broad River into Chimney Rock will result in water approaching US 64/74 (Main St) near Dogwood RV Park. Isolated out-of-bank conditions are likely to develop over the next 1-2 hours. Additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop over the next few hours and the threat will persist through the early morning hours on Sunday. These showers and storms will be very efficient at producing heavy rainfall. Soils are saturated and streams are swollen. Therefore, additional heavy rain may quickly create new areas of flooding and cause previous areas of flooding to redevelop. As a result, Flash Flood Warnings may be issued tonight. Caution is advised near any stream or other vulnerable area. Seek higher ground immediately if heavy rain develops. Please have a plan in place should flash flooding develop and do not hesitate to act. Please heed all evacuation orders from Emergency Management officials. Some locations that may experience flooding include... Town of Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Village, and Bat Cave. Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood