Thunderstorms With Heavy Rain Expected Sunday And Sunday Night
A Flash Flood Watch is in effect for portions of Northeast Georgia, North Carolina and Upstate South Carolina through 8 a.m. Monday, August 8.
According to the National Weather Service in Greenville, a slow-moving frontal boundary will drop into the southern Appalachians tonight and stall across the area on Sunday. Moisture will increase across the area as the front moves in. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop mainly along and east of the Blue Ridge, bringing the threat of heavy rain and a heightened risk of flash flooding.
Areas are forecast to see 1-3 inches of rainfall, with some receiving possibly up to 5 inches.
Rainfall is expected to result in flash flooding along small creeks and streams. Debris flows may result along slopes if storms are able to anchor over the higher elevations.
Areas covered in the Flash Flood Watch include:
In Northeast Georgia…Franklin…Habersham…Hart…
Rabun And Stephens.
In North Carolina…Alexander…Avery…Buncombe…Burke Mountains…Cabarrus…Caldwell Mountains… Catawba…Cleveland…Davie…Eastern Mcdowell…Eastern Polk…Gaston…Graham…Greater Burke…Greater Caldwell…
Greater Rutherford…Haywood…Henderson…Iredell…Lincoln…Macon…Madison…Mcdowell Mountains…Mecklenburg…
Mitchell…Northern Jackson…Polk Mountains…Rowan…Rutherford Mountains…Southern Jackson…Swain…Transylvania And Yancey.
In Upstate South Carolina…Anderson…Cherokee…Greater Greenville…Greater Oconee…Greater Pickens…Greenville Mountains…Oconee Mountains…Pickens Mountains…Spartanburg And York.
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