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Flood Watch issued October 10 at 10:00AM EDT until October 11 at

Affecting Rabun; Habersham; Stephens; Franklin; Hart; Elbert; Avery; Yancey; Mitchell; Haywood; Buncombe; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson; Transylvania; Henderson; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell; Burke Mountains; Greater Burke; McDowell Mountains; Eastern McDowell; Rutherford Mountains; Greater Rutherford; Polk Mountains; Eastern Polk; Anderson; Abbeville; Laurens; Greenwood; Oconee Mountains; Pickens Mountains; Greenville Mountains; Greater Oconee; Greater Pickens; Central Greenville; Southern Greenville; Northern Spartanburg; Southern Spartanburg

In effect until: Oct 10, 2026, 8:00 PM

Rabun; Habersham; Stephens; Franklin; Hart; Elbert; Avery; Yancey; Mitchell; Haywood; Buncombe; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson; Transylvania; Henderson; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell; Burke Mountains; Greater Burke; McDowell Mountains; Eastern McDowell; Rutherford Mountains; Greater Rutherford; Polk Mountains; Eastern Polk; Anderson; Abbeville; Laurens; Greenwood; Oconee Mountains; Pickens Mountains; Greenville Mountains; Greater Oconee; Greater Pickens; Central Greenville; Southern Greenville; Northern Spartanburg; Southern Spartanburg

Possible impact zone; conditions develop through 8:00 PM.

Avoid flooded areas. Move to higher ground if water is rising near you.

Read the original bulletin (official text)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...In Northeast Georgia, the following counties: Elbert,
Franklin, Habersham, Hart, Rabun and Stephens. In western North
Carolina, the following counties: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell,
McDowell, Polk,  Rutherford, Haywood, Henderson, Macon, Mitchell,
Jackson, Transylvania and Yancey. In Upstate South Carolina, the
following counties: Abbeville, Anderson, Central Greenville,
Greater Oconee, Greater Pickens, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens,
Spartanburg, and Oconee.

* WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Low-water crossings
may be flooded.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- As Isaias weakens and moves northward through the Mid-South this
morning, periods of rain will continue. Rainfall rates will
increase during the day, and heavy rain is most likely this
afternoon through early Sunday morning, particularly along the
south and east facing Blue Ridge Escarpment, that is, near the
southern border of North Carolina west of I-26, and in the sharp
terrain from near Saluda to Grandfather Mountain in North
Carolina. Also, a slow-moving band of heavy rain may move across
northeast Georgia and the Upstate of South Carolina late this
afternoon and evening.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™