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Tropical Major Hurricane Helene

Stump said:
Asheville as really going to be hit hard by this on the current track. Days of soaking rain, extreme flash flooding and now about to take the central remnants of Helene. Could be massive amounts of downed trees and even worse flooding.
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I believe they are up to 7 flash flood emergencies ongoing in the NC Mountains, very bad situation there.
 
637 AM EDT FRI SEP 27 2024

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR BURKE, MCDOWELL, ALEXANDER, AND
CALDWELL COUNTIES ...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
ALEXANDER COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA...
BURKE COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
CALDWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

* UNTIL 230 PM EDT FRIDAY.

* AT 637 AM EDT, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED EXTENSIVE SIGNIFICANT
LIFE-THREATENING FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. NUMEROUS ROAD
CLOSURES WERE REPORTED RECENTLY. IN MANY LOCATIONS, 7 TO 10
INCHES OF RAIN HAVE FALLEN IN THE LAST 12 TO 24 HOURS, AND AN
ADDITIONAL SWATH OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS ARRIVING FROM THE SOUTH.
THIS WILL RESULT IN IMMINENT CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IN THE WARNED
AREA.

THIS IS A FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR BURKE, MCDOWELL, ALEXANDER,
AND CALDWELL COUNTIES . THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS
SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

HAZARD...LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING. HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING
FLASH FLOODING.

SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED.

IMPACT...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
HIGHER GROUND NOW! LIFE THREATENING FLASH FLOODING OF
LOW WATER CROSSINGS, SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN
AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES.
CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND INUNDATION
OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES. MANY LIFE-THREATENING
LANDSLIDES. NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES AND DANGEROUS LOW-
WATER CROSSINGS.

* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
HICKORY, LENOIR, MORGANTON, MARION, TAYLORSVILLE, LONGVIEW,
SAWMILLS, GRANITE FALLS, VALDESE, GAMEWELL, BETHLEHEM, HUDSON,
SALEM, ICARD, CAJAH'S MOUNTAIN, DREXEL, HILDEBRAN, CONNELLY
SPRINGS, BLOWING ROCK IN CALDWELL COUNTY AND STONY POINT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND
LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL UNLESS YOU ARE
FLEEING AN AREA SUBJECT TO FLOODING OR UNDER AN EVACUATION ORDER.

HEAVY RAIN IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING THE RISK OF LANDSLIDES,
ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE SLIDES HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST. SLIDES
CAN DESTROY SINGLE HOMES AND OTHER STRUCTURES AND LARGE SECTIONS OF
ROADS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA, YOU SHOULD NOT TRAVEL, EXCEPT
TO MOVE AWAY FROM FLASH FLOOD OR LANDSLIDE DANGERS. IF YOU ARE IN
THE VICINITY OF A STREAM NEAR THE HEAVY RAINFALL, ESPECIALLY ON A
MOUNTAINSIDE, OR AT THE BASE OF A MOUNTAIN OR IN A COVE, MOVE
IMMEDIATELY TO A SAFER LOCATION.

TURN AROUND, DON'T DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.

BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS AND DO NOT DRIVE ON FLOODED ROADS.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED
ROADS. FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE.



LAT...LON 3559 8229 3570 8229 3585 8210 3588 8199
3600 8190 3596 8181 3607 8174 3611 8181
3612 8155 3600 8133 3605 8103 3599 8100
3580 8108 3578 8111 3583 8115 3579 8134
3556 8154 3561 8175 3554 8184 3552 8215

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
EXPECTED RAINFALL RATE...2.5-3.5 INCHES IN 1 HOUR

 
Wild Weather Monger said:
Regarding the backside of Helene. Macon just gusted to 59 mph.

I think the highest winds for my area and surrounding areas will occur in the next few hours out of the west perhaps under clear skies.
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Yep. Here in Macon that last band was the only windy part. A couple of power flashes during that
 
Oconeexman said:
55mph gust just now os the most I've experienced here. Sounds like a dam train that won't end
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There was a moment before the eye that it was sounding like that and all I can think is I'm grateful it didn't get worse or as bad as you all in the Upstate/augusta. Extreme weather is fun and all but I've had my fill of storm damage before and just don't want to deal with it or days without power. Give me snowstorms all day..anyday.
 
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