Flood Watch: Rutherford County, NC — flash flooding possible from Isaias rain until 2 p.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 11

NC Emergency Management said Saturday that rain, flash flooding, gusty winds, severe storms and minor coastal flooding are forecast across North Carolina into Sunday, with the heaviest rain in the mountains, where numerous flash floods are likely Saturday and Saturday night (https://x.com/NCEmergency/status/2108959507468505288).

The National Weather Service office in Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., has a Flood Watch for Rutherford County until 2 p.m. EDT Sunday, Oct. 11 (11 a.m. PDT). NWS says heavy rain is most likely Saturday afternoon through early Sunday, especially along the south- and east-facing Blue Ridge Escarpment near the state line west of I-26 and in the steep terrain from near Saluda to Grandfather Mountain. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks and low-water crossings may flood.

What to do: never drive or walk into floodwater. Turn around, don't drown. If you live along a creek or in a valley, know how you would get to higher ground and be ready to move quickly if water rises, especially at night. Keep your phone charged and turn on emergency alerts. Check roads at https://DriveNC.gov before you go.

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Sources: National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg Flood Watch via api.weather.gov (https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.19dda00d349b142cbbff33979500bb8ea0a6f59e.001.1); NC Emergency Management (https://www.readync.gov/Isaias). Notice Nearby wrote this brief in its own words. More Rutherford County notices: https://noticenearby.com/nc/rutherford