Flood Advisory - Monday, 9/5/22

Flood Advisory: The National Weather Service has issued the following Flood Advisory for Rutherford County and the surrounding area. 

FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON, 9/5/22.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of western NC, including the following counties, Avery, Burke, Caldwell, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford and Yancey.

* WHEN...Until 545 PM EDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 939 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated heavy rainfall due to persistent, repeated heavy showers. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain have fallen over the past three hours and additional rainfall of 1 to 2 inches is likely through early afternoon. Flooding problems may worsen this afternoon.
  - Some locations that will experience flooding include Morganton, Marion, Spruce Pine, Newland, Blowing Rock In Caldwell County, Glen Alpine, Old Fort, Banner Elk, Elk Park, Beech Mountain In Avery County, Crossnore, Sugar Mountain, Seven Devils, B.R. Parkway-Little Switzerland To Linville,
Linville Falls, Lake James State Park, Lake James, Table Rock, B.R. Parkway-Linville Falls To Grandfather and Grandfather Mountain State Park.

Flooding is most likely along Curtis Creek, Licklog Creek, Mackey Creek, Crooked Creek, and tributaries to the Catawba River.