Flood Warning
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
Issued by NWS Greer, SC
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961 WGUS42 KGSP 300146 FLWGSP BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Flood Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 946 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 NCC071-119-010145- /O.NEW.KGSP.FA.W.0043.240930T0146Z-241001T0145Z/ /00000.0.DR.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Gaston NC-Mecklenburg NC- 946 PM EDT Sun Sep 29 2024 ...FLOOD WARNING FOR A DAM FLOODGATE RELEASE IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM EDT MONDAY... ...REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING... * WHAT...Flooding caused by upstream dam release is occurring. * WHERE...A portion of piedmont North Carolina, including the following counties, Gaston and Mecklenburg. * WHEN...Until 945 PM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. At 104 feet, significant inundation of outbuildings is ongoing around Mountain Island Lake and downstream of the dam along/near Riverside Dr. Residents downstream of the dam should be evacuated and heeding guidance from Char-Meck Emergency Management. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 945 PM EDT, an upstream floodgate release is expected to cause continued flooding in Mountain Island Lake and Riverside Dr Community. The flood stage has crested and continues to fall. It has now fallen below major flood stage, but impacts are still ongoing. - This includes the following streams and drainages... trib to Catawba river, Fites creek, Paw Creek, Gar Creek, McDowell Creek, Trib to Lake Norman, Long Creek, Catawba River, Johnson Creek and Dutchmans Creek. Flooding is occurring along the Catawba River. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Huntersville, Northwest Charlotte, Mt Holly, Belmont, Lake Wylie and Lucia. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Significant inundation of outbuildings is beginning around Mountain Island Lake and downstream of the dam along/near Riverside Dr. Residents downstream of the dam should be completing preparations to evacuate and heeding guidance from Char-Meck Emergency Management. && LAT...LON 3536 8099 3538 8100 3539 8098 3540 8098 3540 8096 3541 8096 3542 8096 3543 8096 3543 8094 3539 8094 3537 8091 3536 8090 3534 8091 3532 8097 3529 8099 3523 8099 3522 8103 3528 8103 3532 8102 $$ MPR