NWS Flood Advisory (Caldwell County)

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Flood Advisory issued April 25 at 6:37PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended the * Flood Advisory for... North central Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... East central McDowell County in western North Carolina... Southern Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... West central Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... Southeastern Caldwell County in western North Carolina... Central Burke County in western North Carolina... * Until 730 PM EDT Thursday. * At 633 PM EDT, heavy rainfall over the past 48 hours has caused significant runoff into the Upper Catawba basin reservoirs. This has caused rises above 100 ft or full pool resulting in shoreline flooding and flooding of access points around the lakes. * This advisory is in effect for the following lakes...Lake James, Rhodhiss, Hickory, and Lookout Shoals. Please visit https://lakes.duke-energy.com/#/lakes for more information on the latest lake levels. * Some locations that will experience flooding include... Morganton, St. Stephens, Sawmills, Granite Falls, Valdese, Bethlehem, Drexel, Connelly Springs, Rutherford College and Glen Alpine.

Counties Affected:
Alexander; Burke; Caldwell; Catawba; Iredell; McDowell

Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg (Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina)
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