Flash Flood Warning
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC ยท US
Details
Flash Flood Warning Remains In Effect Until 545 AM EDT Early This Morning For Southeastern Buncombe, Northeastern Henderson, Southwestern McDowell, Northwestern Polk And Northwestern Rutherford Counties
- Event
- Flash Flood Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Immediate
- Severity
- Severe
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
Overview
At 239 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2.5 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
Hazard
Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding.
Source
Radar indicated.
Impacts
Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Lake Lure, Chimney Rock Village, Chimney Rock State Park, Bat Cave and Gerton. Rutherford County Emergency Management has activated their flash flood warning sirens for the Falls Creek area just north of Chimney Rock. Residents and visitors impacted are strongly encouraged to move away from the river and seek higher ground immediately. If you are staying near the Rocky Broad River in the Chimney Rock/Lake Lure area please maintain situational awareness and closely monitor weather conditions and water levels. Conditions can change rapidly and water levels may rise with little warning. Please continue to monitor trusted weather sources, local emergency notifications, and official Rutherford County Emergency Management updates for addition information. Rutherford County Emergency Management reported water over the roadway at times on Main Street in Chimney Rock as well as flood waters beginning to cross the temporary road north of Chimney Rock in the Falls Creek area. Flood stage has dropped to 6.78 feet at the Rocky Broad River near Bat Cave. Some campgrounds below Bat Cave in Rutherford County near Lake Lure may be evacuated as a precaution.
Instructions
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
Affected areas
- Buncombe County, NC
- Henderson County, NC
- McDowell County, NC
- Polk County, NC
- Rutherford County, NC
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~24s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M36FV30FQ5Y2PY5H3KQA4MMK
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6ad0eaaee36bf916f728312479eaa371cb4fa6fe.001.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
- AWIPS ID
- CAPGSP
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.1292
- WMO heading
- XOUS52
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 52
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | FFS |
| NationalWeatherService | FFW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | FFSGSP |
| WMOidentifier | WGUS72 KGSP 230639 |
| NWSheadline | FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BUNCOMBE, NORTHEASTERN HENDERSON, SOUTHWESTERN MCDOWELL, NORTHWESTERN POLK AND NORTHWESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTIES |
| flashFloodDetection | RADAR INDICATED |
| flashFloodDamageThreat | CONSIDERABLE |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KGSP.FF.W.0016.000000T0000Z-260923T0945Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-23T05:45:00-04:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Buncombe County, NC
- Henderson County, NC
- McDowell County, NC
- Polk County, NC
- Rutherford County, NC
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 037021 |
| SAME | 037089 |
| SAME | 037111 |
| SAME | 037149 |
| SAME | 037161 |
| UGC | NCC021 |
| UGC | NCC089 |
| UGC | NCC111 |
| UGC | NCC149 |
| UGC | NCC161 |
- Polygons
- 35.47,-82.37 35.48,-82.38 35.57,-82.27 35.56,-82.25 35.55,-82.21 35.52,-82.15 35.53,-82.09 35.46,-82.1 35.37,-82.1 35.36,-82.28 35.38,-82.32 35.47,-82.37