Værmelding for Flood Control Dam Number 20

Flood Advisory issued September 29 at 7:41AM EDT until September 29 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.* WHERE...A portion of western North Carolina, including thefollowing county, McDowell.* WHEN...Until 800 PM EDT Sunday.* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.Overflowing poor drainage areas.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- At 740 AM EDT, emergency management reported that streamlevels are falling, and automated gauges indicate thatportions of the Catawba River in McDowell County are nowbelow bankfull. However, standing water remains in somelocations, especially urban areas. Emergency managementreported that efforts have shifted from swift water rescuesto urban search and rescue at this time.- Some locations that will experience flooding include...Marion, Old Fort, Lake James, Lake James State Park, B.R.Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, B.R. Parkway-LittleSwitzerland To Linville, Linville Falls, Pleasant Gardens,Sugar Hill, Glenwood, Woodlawn, Nebo, Fero, Busick, LittleSwitzerland, North Cove, Dysartsville and Ashford.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodWhen it is safe to do so, please report flooding or landslidesthreatening roads or property to the National Weather ServiceGreenville-Spartanburg by calling toll free, 1, 800, 2 6 7, 8 1 0 1,by posting on our Facebook page, or via X using hashtag NWSGSP. Yourmessage should describe the specific location where impacts occurredand the depth of flooding observed.Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flooddeaths occur in vehicles.

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