Local brief
Road Closed: Paddys Creek Rd flooding closure near Lake James, Burke County, NC, between Myrtle Dr and South Mountain Institute Rd
NCDOT has Paddys Creek Road closed in both directions in Burke County, N.C., from Myrtle Drive to South Mountain Institute Road because of flooding (NCDOT incident 9910). NCDOT expects the closure to last until about 8:40 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 14. Do not drive around barricades. Turn around, don't drown.
Essentials: Flooding has closed Paddys Creek Road (both directions, all lanes) in Burke County, North Carolina, from Myrtle Drive to South Mountain Institute Road, near Lake James and the Longtown community. NCDOT lists it as incident 9910, tied to Tropical Storm Isaias. NCDOT updated the closure at 10:07 a.m. EDT Monday, Oct. 12 (7:07 a.m. PDT) and expects it to last until about 8:40 a.m. EDT Wednesday, Oct. 14 (5:40 a.m. PDT).
Get prepared: https://noticenearby.com/prepare
What changed: NCDOT re-issued this closure Monday morning as incident 9910, replacing incident 9829 at the same spot. The road is still closed; this is not a reopening. Several other Burke County flood closures from this weekend (Spainhour Road, Lost Corner Road, NC 126 and Bost Road) were cleared earlier Monday morning, but check DriveNC before you travel.
What to do: Use another route, such as South Mountain Institute Road to NC 126. Never drive or walk into floodwater or around road-closed barricades; six inches of moving water can knock you down and one to two feet can carry away a car. Turn around, don't drown. Emergency? Call 911.
Weather: No National Weather Service flood warning was in effect for Burke County as of 7:40 a.m. PDT Monday. NWS Greenville-Spartanburg does have a Special Weather Statement until 11 a.m. EDT for gusts of 35 to 50 mph along the Blue Ridge Escarpment, which have brought down some trees and power lines. Watch for debris on mountain roads.
Stay informed: Check live closures at https://www.drivenc.gov, the National Weather Service at https://www.weather.gov/gsp/, and Burke County Emergency Management. Turn on emergency alerts on your phone and keep it charged.
Sources: NCDOT / DriveNC closure record for incident 9910 (https://www.drivenc.gov/tooltip/Closures/2578267?lang=en&noCss=true), last updated 10:07 a.m. EDT Oct. 12, 2026; NWS alerts for Burke County via api.weather.gov. NCDOT can reopen or extend closures at any time; always follow official signs. Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. Earlier Burke County flood coverage: https://noticenearby.com/briefs/nc-burke-flash-flood-warning-2026-10-11. More Burke County notices: https://noticenearby.com/nc/burke
Source: the public notice on this register NN-ENV-nc-burke-paddys-creek-rd-flooding-closure · NCDOT (DriveNC).
This is a Notice Nearby local brief — an in-house explainer written from a government-posted notice on this register. It is not official minutes, not a newspaper story, and not Legal Publication.