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Flood Watch issued October 11 at 1:39PM EDT until October 11 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC, United States of America

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The Flood Watch will expire for portions of western North Carolina,
including the following areas, Avery, Buncombe, Burke Mountains,
Caldwell Mountains, Eastern McDowell, Eastern Polk, Greater Burke,
Greater Caldwell, Greater Rutherford, Haywood, Henderson, McDowell
Mountains, Mitchell, Polk Mountains, Rutherford Mountains,
Transylvania and Yancey and Upstate South Carolina, including the
following areas, Greenville Mountains, Northern Spartanburg and
Southern Spartanburg.

The flash flooding threat has ended. Therefore, the Flood Watch will
expire at 2 PM EDT this afternoon.

Measurements

Coordinates39.9645, -100.8105
RegionAvery; Yancey; Mitchell; Haywood; Buncombe; Transylvania; Henderson; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell; Burke Mountains; Greater Burke; McDowell Mountai
Location Precisioncountry
Issuing AuthorityUnited States of America — us-noaa-nws-en
Cap UrgencyFuture
Cap CertaintyPossible
Cap Expires2026-10-11T14:45:00-04:00

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The agency did not publish coordinates for this warning. The pin is the centre of the country, not the location of the event — read the area name, not the map, for where it applies.

Area as the agency stated it: Avery; Yancey; Mitchell; Haywood; Buncombe; Transylvania; Henderson; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell; Burke Mountains; Greater Burke; McDowell Mountai

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