Flood Watch in Effect Until Thursday Evening

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for several counties, including Macon County. The map above shows the area impacted by this event. The arrow shows the general direction of travel for the rain. We will probably get between one to two inches of rain overnight.

A brief weather update is posted below for your convenience.


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This Afternoon

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 80. Calm winds. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Overnight

Showers and thunderstorms. Patchy fog after 11pm. Low around 65. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.


Hazardous Weather Outlook

A cold front will move into the area today and become stationary. Thunderstorms will develop along the front this afternoon and a few may become strong enough to produce large hail and damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

An unstable atmosphere aided by moderately strong deep layered shear will support strong to severe thunderstorm development Thursday afternoon, mainly across the foothills and piedmont of the Carolinas and northeast Georgia. Some storms may become organized and long-lived capable of producing damaging outflow winds and large hail.


URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
250 PM EDT Wed Sep 26 2018

...Heavy Rainfall Expected Across Portions of the WNC Mountains Through Thursday evening...

.A slowly moving cold front and ample moisture originating out of the Gulf of Mexico will focus periods of heavy rain across the North Carolina mountains through Thursday evening. The heavy rain will be capable of producing flash flooding across the area.


...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a

* Flash Flood Watch for a portion of western North Carolina,
including the following areas, Avery, Graham, Haywood, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Northern Jackson, Swain, and Yancey.

* through Thursday evening

* Showers and thunderstorms with periods of moderate to heavy rainfall are forecast across the area through Thursday in association with a slow moving cold front. Runoff from this heavy rainfall may lead to flash flooding.

* People in the watch area should be aware of the threat of heavy rainfall. Avoid low lying areas...and be careful when approaching highway dips and underpasses. Do not drive through flooded spots on roads, especially if you do not know how deep the water is.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. Flash flooding is a very dangerous situation.

You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.



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4:02 pm on September 26, 2018

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