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Flood Warning issued September 28 at 12:05AM EDT until September 30 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in NorthCarolina...French Broad River At Blantyre affecting Transylvania andHenderson Counties....The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in NorthCarolina...French Broad River Near Fletcher affecting Buncombe and HendersonCounties.French Broad River At Marshall affecting Madison County.French Broad River Near Hot Springs affecting Madison County.French Broad River At Asheville affecting Buncombe County.Swannanoa River At Biltmore affecting Buncombe County..Devastating, historic flooding continues across the French Broadand Swannanoa river valleys following the historic 6 to 22(twenty-two) inch rainfall resulting from a stationary frontinteracting with tropical moisture and Tropical Storm Helene. Mostof the French Broad River has crested, but it will take at leastanother 36-48 hours for rivers to fall back below Action/AdvisoryStage. Therefore, Flood Warnings will remain in effect for mostlocations through Saturday and into Sunday. While conditions willgradually improve, the floodwaters will leave behind tragic scarsrevealing the extent of the resultant damage. Numerous roads willrequire days to weeks of closure.* WHAT...Record flooding is occurring and record flooding isforecast.* WHERE...French Broad River near Fletcher.* WHEN...Until Monday evening.* IMPACTS...At 20.0 feet, Record Flood Stage. Significant anddamaging flooding of the French Broad River Valley is likely fromEtowah upstream to Avery Creek and Biltmore Park downstream of thegauge site. Floodwaters are approaching levels similar to thoselevels observed in during Hurricane Frances in early September,2004.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 11:00 PM EDT Friday the stage was 29.8 feet and fallingsteadily.- Action/Advisory Stage is 10.0 feet.- Recent Activity...The French Broad River at Fletcher crestedat a record 30.31 feet on September 27, 2024 at 6:45 PM. Itexceeded the previous record of 20.13 feet set on September8, 2004 during Hurricane Frances.- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below Minor FloodStage by late Monday morning and continue falling to 6.7 feetWednesday evening.- Minor Flood Stage is 13.0 feet.Moderate Flood Stage is 17.0 feet.Major Flood Stage is 20.0 feet.- Flood History...This crest exceeds a previous crest of 20.1feet on 09/08/2004 from Hurricane Frances. Unprecedentedflooding is ongoing.- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodNumerous roads across the French Broad River and Swannanoa Rivervalleys will likely be closed for several days to weeks due to flooddamage. Travel will remain very hazardous and restricted. Pleaseobey all barricades and curfews put in place to ensure your safetyand the safety of first responders.Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drivecars through flooded areas.For detailed information including observed and forecast stages,flood impacts, flood history, FEMA Flood Hazard Layers, and more,please visit: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/GSPThe next statement will be issued before this afternoon at 200 PMEDT.

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