THIS PRODUCT COVERS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NE GEORGIA
**TROPICAL CYCLONE ZETA TO BRING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL
TO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA OVERNIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY**
NEW INFORMATION
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* CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALEXANDER,
CABARRUS, CALDWELL MOUNTAINS, DAVIE, GREATER CALDWELL, IREDELL,
MECKLENBURG, ROWAN, AND YORK
* CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
- A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALEXANDER, ANDERSON,
AVERY, BUNCOMBE, BURKE MOUNTAINS, CABARRUS, CALDWELL MOUNTAINS,
CATAWBA, CHEROKEE, CLEVELAND, DAVIE, EASTERN MCDOWELL, EASTERN
POLK, FRANKLIN, GASTON, GRAHAM, GREATER BURKE, GREATER
CALDWELL, GREATER GREENVILLE, GREATER OCONEE, GREATER PICKENS,
GREATER RUTHERFORD, GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS, HABERSHAM, HART,
HAYWOOD, HENDERSON, IREDELL, LINCOLN, MACON, MADISON, MCDOWELL
MOUNTAINS, MECKLENBURG, MITCHELL, NORTHERN JACKSON, OCONEE
MOUNTAINS, PICKENS MOUNTAINS, POLK MOUNTAINS, RABUN, ROWAN,
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS, SOUTHERN JACKSON, SPARTANBURG, STEPHENS,
SWAIN, TRANSYLVANIA, YANCEY, AND YORK
* STORM INFORMATION:
- ABOUT 710 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CHARLOTTE NC OR ABOUT 630
MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREENVILLE/SPARTANBURG SC
- 29.2N 90.6W
- STORM INTENSITY 110 MPH
- MOVEMENT NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 25 DEGREES AT 24 MPH
SITUATION OVERVIEW
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HURRICANE ZETA IS MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST LATE
THIS AFTERNOON. THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN, BUT IT WILL
ACCELERATE AS THE CENTER OF THE STORM CROSSES THE DEEP SOUTH TONIGHT
AND MOVES UP THE CREST OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY. HEAVY
RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING, VERY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS, AND
ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE
REMNANTS OF ZETA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE POTENTIAL FOR
EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL BE GREATEST IN AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS, WHILE
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST IN PIEDMONT AREAS. GUSTY
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AREA, AND THESE MAY COMBINE WITH
SATURATED SOIL CONDITIONS TO KNOCK DOWN SCATTERED TREES AND POWER
LINES.
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* WIND:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS WIND HAVING POSSIBLE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS
ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS
IN THIS AREA INCLUDE:
- SOME DAMAGE TO ROOFING AND SIDING MATERIALS, ALONG WITH DAMAGE
TO PORCHES, AWNINGS, CARPORTS, AND SHEDS. A FEW BUILDINGS
EXPERIENCING WINDOW, DOOR, AND GARAGE DOOR FAILURES. MOBILE
HOMES DAMAGED, ESPECIALLY IF UNANCHORED. UNSECURED LIGHTWEIGHT
OBJECTS BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES.
- SEVERAL LARGE TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED, BUT WITH GREATER
NUMBERS IN PLACES WHERE TREES ARE SHALLOW ROOTED. SEVERAL
FENCES AND ROADWAY SIGNS BLOWN OVER.
- SOME ROADS IMPASSABLE FROM LARGE DEBRIS, AND MORE WITHIN URBAN
OR HEAVILY WOODED PLACES. A FEW BRIDGES, CAUSEWAYS, AND ACCESS
ROUTES IMPASSABLE.
- SCATTERED POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTAGES, BUT MORE PREVALENT
IN AREAS WITH ABOVE GROUND LINES.
* FLOODING RAIN:
PROTECT AGAINST DANGEROUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS
AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA, AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS,
POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- MODERATE RAINFALL FLOODING MAY PROMPT SEVERAL EVACUATIONS AND
RESCUES.
- RIVERS AND TRIBUTARIES MAY QUICKLY BECOME SWOLLEN WITH SWIFTER
CURRENTS AND OVERSPILL THEIR BANKS IN A FEW PLACES, ESPECIALLY
IN USUALLY VULNERABLE SPOTS. SMALL STREAMS, CREEKS, CANALS,
ARROYOS, AND DITCHES OVERFLOW.
- FLOOD WATERS CAN ENTER SOME STRUCTURES OR WEAKEN FOUNDATIONS.
SEVERAL PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE EXPANDED AREAS OF RAPID
INUNDATION AT UNDERPASSES, LOW-LYING SPOTS, AND POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS. SOME STREETS AND PARKING LOTS TAKE ON MOVING WATER AS
STORM DRAINS AND RETENTION PONDS OVERFLOW. DRIVING CONDITIONS
BECOME HAZARDOUS. SOME ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES.
PROTECT AGAINST LOCALLY HAZARDOUS RAINFALL FLOODING HAVING POSSIBLE
LIMITED IMPACTS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FOOTHILLS AND PIEDMONT
OF THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA.
* TORNADOES:
PROTECT AGAINST A TORNADO EVENT HAVING POSSIBLE LIMITED IMPACTS
ACROSS THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA, ESPECIALLY IN
PIEDMONT AREAS. POTENTIAL IMPACTS INCLUDE:
- THE OCCURRENCE OF ISOLATED TORNADOES CAN HINDER THE EXECUTION
OF EMERGENCY PLANS DURING TROPICAL EVENTS.
- A FEW PLACES MAY EXPERIENCE TORNADO DAMAGE, ALONG WITH POWER
AND COMMUNICATIONS DISRUPTIONS.
- LOCATIONS COULD REALIZE ROOFS PEELED OFF BUILDINGS, CHIMNEYS
TOPPLED, MOBILE HOMES PUSHED OFF FOUNDATIONS OR OVERTURNED,
LARGE TREE TOPS AND BRANCHES SNAPPED OFF, SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES
KNOCKED OVER, MOVING VEHICLES BLOWN OFF ROADS, AND SMALL BOATS
PULLED FROM MOORINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
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* EVACUATIONS:
LISTEN TO LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR RECOMMENDED PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
EVACUATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER, IF YOU NEED TO
EVACUATE, ASSESS THE RISK FROM WIND, FALLING TREES, AND FLOODING AT
YOUR LOCATION.
* OTHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION:
NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE ALL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN. ENSURE YOU ARE IN A
SAFE LOCATION BEFORE THE ONSET OF STRONG WINDS OR POSSIBLE FLOODING.
KEEP CELL PHONES WELL CHARGED. CELL PHONE CHARGERS FOR AUTOMOBILES
CAN BE HELPFUL, BUT BE AWARE OF YOUR RISK FOR DEADLY CARBON MONOXIDE
POISONING IF YOUR CAR IS LEFT IDLING IN A GARAGE OR OTHER POORLY
VENTILATED AREA.
RAPIDLY RISING FLOOD WATERS ARE DEADLY. IF YOU ARE IN A FLOOD-PRONE
AREA, CONSIDER MOVING TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH A FLOODED
ROADWAY. REMEMBER, TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN!
IF A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA, BE READY TO SHELTER
QUICKLY, PREFERABLY AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND IN AN INTERIOR ROOM NOT
PRONE TO FLOODING. IF DRIVING, SCAN THE ROADSIDE FOR QUICK SHELTER
OPTIONS.
CLOSELY MONITOR WEATHER.GOV, NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS
FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. BE READY TO ADAPT TO POSSIBLE CHANGES
TO THE FORECAST. ENSURE YOU HAVE MULTIPLE WAYS TO RECEIVE WEATHER
WARNINGS.
* ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
- FOR INFORMATION ON APPROPRIATE PREPARATIONS SEE READY.GOV
- FOR INFORMATION ON CREATING AN EMERGENCY PLAN SEE GETAGAMEPLAN.ORG
- FOR ADDITIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION SEE REDCROSS.ORG
NEXT UPDATE
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THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC AROUND 11 PM EDT, OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
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