**5:52am** Flash Flood Warning Issued for Macon County. [LINK]
Outlook
Abundant moisture will impact the region today into tonight ahead of an approaching cold front and strong upper-level disturbance. Colder, but drier, conditions will develop behind the front through Friday. A swiftly moving system will cross the region on Saturday before dry high pressure sets up by Sunday. Another moist cold front will approach the area slowly from the west during the early to middle part of next week.
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Public Safety Log
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THREE DAY GFS FORECAST
This animated image shows a forecast of precipitation, air pressure and thickness level (cold-air damming) for three days in six-hour increments.
Green, Yellow, and Red indicate rain. Orange and Purple Indicate Freezing Rain or other freezing precipitation. Blue indicates snow.
The next one shows the forecast for rain in 24hour totals over the next few days.
And this one shows the forecast for 24-hour snowfall totals over the same time period. It should give you a general idea that the biggest impacts of the storm will be to our west and north.
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Weather Hazards
The Flash Flood Watch for the region has been extended until midnight tonight as the front has slowed down and will take longer to cross the area. A copy of the Flash Flood Watch is posted below.
Also, an area of electrical active thunderstorms is passing through eastern Tennessee right now (3am) and will be here in a few hours, so be careful and be ready to unplug anything you don't want to risk getting fried.
Remember to slow down, turn on your headlights and be careful out there on the roads today.
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
900 PM EST Wed Feb 5 2020
...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL ACROSS THE CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA...
.An increasingly moist southerly flow of air ahead of an approaching cold front will promote progressively widespread shower activity through Thursday. Rainfall is likely to be heavy at times overnight leading to the potential for flooding and landslides in the mountains.
...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* The threat for heavy and/or excessive rainfall will be on the increase overnight into Thursday.
* Rapid rises on streams and creeks are likely to occur along with the threat of flooded roads. Flooding is also likely to occur on larger rivers which would linger through Friday. Storm total rainfall through Thursday evening may be as much as 5 or 6 inches in favored locales across the Northeast Georgia and Southern North Carolina Mountains.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Rainfall of more than five inches in similar storms has been associated with an increased risk of landslides and rockslides. If you live on a mountainside or in a cove at the base of a mountain, especially near a stream, be ready to leave in advance of the storm or as quickly as possible should rising water, moving earth, or rocks threaten. Consider postponing travel along mountain roads during the period of heavy rainfall.
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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WEATHER FORECAST MAPS
Forecast maps for 7 am, 1 pm, and 7 pm.
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FRANKLIN AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 1pm. Highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers likely. Lows in the low-to-mid 30s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain showers between noon and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 10am, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-40s. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 8pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
OTTO AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before noon. Highs in the mid-60s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then showers likely. Lows in the mid-30s. Winds out of the south 5 to 10 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 3pm. Partly sunny, with highs near 40. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the northwest 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A slight chance of snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 9am and 10am, then rain likely after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-40s. The chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 8pm, then gradually ending. Partly cloudy, with lows around 30. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
HIGHLANDS PLATEAU FORECAST
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Areas of fog before 3pm. Highs in the mid-to-upper 50s. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 2 and 3 inches possible.
Tonight
Rain showers before 5am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy fog between 10pm and 11pm. Lows around 30. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 20 mph shifting to come out of the northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7am. Partly sunny, with highs near freezing. Wind chill values will be in the teens at times. Winds out of the west 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the low-to-mid 20s. Winds out of the northwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow before 2pm, then rain likely between 2pm and 4pm, then rain and snow likely after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and 10pm. Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
NANTAHALA AREA FORECAST
Today
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 2pm. Highs near 60. Winds out of the southwest 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. The chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then showers likely. Patchy fog before 1am, then patchy fog after 2am. Lows around freezing. Winds out of the southwest 5 to 10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 8am, then a chance of snow showers between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs in the mid-30s. Winds out of the west 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. The chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with lows in the mid-20s. Winds out of the west 5 to 10 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow before 11am, then a chance of rain between 11am and 2pm, then rain showers likely after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with highs near 40. The chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain and snow showers before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with lows in the mid-to-upper 20s. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Published at 5:00am on Thursday, February 6, 2020
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