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WGUS82 KGSP 042024
FLSGSP

Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
424 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

...The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued
a Flood Advisory for the following rivers in North Carolina...

  South Fork Catawba River At Lowell affecting Gaston County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=gsp

The next statement will be issued late tonight at 430 AM EDT.

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424 PM EDT Sat May 4 2024

...FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY MONDAY
MORNING...

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

* WHERE...South Fork Catawba River at Lowell.

* WHEN...From this afternoon to early Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Minor Flood Stage.  South Fork Catawba
  River floodwaters are beginning to inundate Goat Island Park.
  More significant inundation is beginning to occur at Riverside
  Park.  Floodwaters are approaching Riverside Dr near 5th and 6th
  Streets in Cramerton.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 4:00 PM EDT Saturday the stage was 9.5 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 9.9
    feet this evening.
  - Action stage is 9.0 feet.
  - Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3537 8126 3537 8108 3518 8102 3518 8110


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TBW