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Canceled 5/13/25 8:27 AM Flood Warning issued May 13 at 7:00AM EDT until May 13 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC * WHAT... Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE... A portion of western North Carolina, including the following counties, Burke and Caldwell. * WHEN... Until 900 AM EDT. * IMPACTS... Nuisance flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to streams and other poor-drainage areas, including farmland, parks, greenways, boat-access areas, golf courses, underpasses, and parking lots. Isolated, shallow flows over roadways is possible. A few flood-prone, low-water crossings may become impassible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 653 AM EDT, heavy rainfall has ended across the Wilson Creek, Johns River, and Warrior Fork watersheds in Caldwell and Burke counties. Light rainfall continues across the area; however, additional heavy rainfall is not expected. Storm-total rainfall of 4-7 inches was observed since Monday morning. The resultant floodwave has moved through the headwaters of Wilson Creek, Warrior Fork, and Johns River and is now impacting the lower reaches of Wilson Creek near Adako Rd,and Johns River from near Collettsville to the Chesterfield community. Nuisance flooding is ongoing along Wilson Creek, with the streamgauge at Adako Rd currently 1.7 feet above the Action/Advisory Stage of 5.0 feet, likely causing nuisance flooding of adjacent low-lying areas, including along the lower elevations of Brown Mountain Beach Rd. Minor flooding is ongoing along Johns River, with the streamgauge at Corpening Bridge Rd 2.3 feet above the Minor Flood Stage of 12 feet, likely impacting the lower elevations of Corpening Bridge Rd and Old Johns River Rd. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Table Rock, Collettsville, Edgemont and Oak Hill. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood  |
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