Weather Alert
Buncombe County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 5/27/26 1:47 AM
End: 5/27/26 6:55 AM
Dur: 05:08
Canceled 5/27/26 6:55 AM

Flood Advisory issued May 27 at 1:47AM EDT until May 27 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
...The Flood Advisory continues for the French Broad River Near at Old Fanning Bridge Rd, 3 W Fletcher, affecting Henderson and Buncombe Counties...

* WHAT...
Flooding caused by excessive runoff continues, but high water conditions will slowly recede throughout the early morning hours.

* WHERE...
French Broad River near at Old Fanning Bridge Rd, 3 W Fletcher.

* WHEN...
Until this morning.

* IMPACTS...
At 10.0 feet the French Broad River has exceeded bankfull at the gauge site. Isolated farmland flooding is likely ongoing across the French Broad River Valley from Etowah downstream to Avery Creek upstream of the gauge site.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:30 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 10.4 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river has crested and is slowly falling with an observed stage of 10.4 feet.
- Action stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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