Flood Advisory issued October 12 at 10:59AM EDT until October 13 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
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...The Flood Advisory continues for the following rivers in North Carolina... French Broad River Near at Old Fanning Bridge Rd, 3 W Fletcher affecting Buncombe and Henderson Counties. .Excessive runoff from a widespread 4 to 5 inch storm total rainfall will maintain flooding along the French Broad River. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...French Broad River near at Old Fanning Bridge Rd, 3 W Fletcher. * WHEN...Until Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS...At 11.5 feet, Action Stage Flooding continues. Butler Bridge Rd. is inundated with up to 6 inches of floodwaters from the French Broad River, forcing road closure. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:30 AM EDT Monday the stage was 11.3 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall to 4.0 feet Saturday morning. - Action stage is 10.0 feet. - Flood stage is 13.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an alternative route. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. For detailed information including observed and forecast stages, flood impacts, flood history, FEMA Flood Hazard Layers, and more, please visit: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/GSP The next statement should be issued this evening before 1100 PM EDT.
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- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- NC, US
- Severity
- Minor
- area
- Buncombe, NC; Henderson, NC
- event
- Flood Advisory
- onset
- 2026-10-12T10:59:00-04:00
- states
- ["NC"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Observed
- effective
- 2026-10-12T10:59:00-04:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0ad025714d00a808df7e7aba51e4a1b4a7eeaef0.001.1
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- instruction
- If you encounter a flooded roadway, turn around and find an alternative route. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. For detailed information including observed and forecast stages, flood impacts, flood history, FEMA Flood Hazard Layers, and more, please visit: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/GSP The next statement should be issued this evening before 1100 PM EDT.
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