Weather Alert
McDowell County, NC
Status: Alert Ended
Start: 10/11/26 11:09 AM
End: 10/11/26 11:16 AM
Dur: 00:07
Canceled 10/11/26 11:16 AM

Flood Advisory issued October 11 at 11:09AM EDT until October 11 at 11:45AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC

* WHAT...
Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.

* WHERE...
McDowell County in western North Carolina...

* WHEN...
Until 1145 AM EDT.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1104 AM EDT, Streamgage reports along the Catawba River continued to depict out of bank conditions which will linger into the afternoon. Floodwaters are affecting low-lying areas near the gage site on Resistoflex Road as well as portions of Riverside park.
- Some locations that may experience lingering floodinginclude...
Marion, Old Fort, Lake James, Lake James State Park, B.R.
Parkway-Craggy To Little Switzerland, B.R. Parkway-Little Switzerland To Linville, Linville Falls, Pleasant Gardens, Sugar Hill and Glenwood.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood



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