Headline:
Flood Advisory issued October 3 at 10:26PM EDT until October 4 at 2:15AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 3, 2026 - 7:26pm
Expires:
October 3, 2026 - 11:15pm
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...Southwestern Transylvania County in western North
Carolina...
Northeastern Oconee County in upstate South Carolina...
Northwestern Pickens County in upstate South Carolina...
* WHEN...Until 215 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1017 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Minor
flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory
area. Between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Rosman, Jocassee Gorges, Lake Jocassee, Gorges State Park, Keowee
Toxaway State Park, Devils Fork State Park, Table Rock State
Park, Lake Keowee, Rocky Bottom and Sunset.
- Nuisance to minor flooding is possible along Mill Creek Road west
of Sunset, Rocky Bottom Road and F Van Clayton Memorial Highway
in Rocky Bottom in northwestern Pickens County, Abby Falls Drive,
Oscar Chappell Road, Frozen Creek Road, Old CC Road, and Devils
Hole Road in southern Transylvania County, and Sumter National
Forest in northeastern Oconee County.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Transylvania, NC; Oconee, SC; Pickens, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov