NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SCFF.W 0024October 11, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Buncombe, Henderson, Polk and 1 more, NC
The National Weather Service office in Greenville-Spartanburg issued a flash flood warning for Buncombe, Henderson, Polk and 1 more in North Carolina, in force until 11:00 a.m. local time on October 11. It was the 24th flash flood warning the NWS office in Greenville-Spartanburg issued in 2026. North Carolina had 6 flash flood warnings in October 2026, against 6 in an average October of 2008-2025 (North Carolina's flash flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 1.4 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Greenville-Spartanburg SC
- Area
- Buncombe, Henderson, Polk and 1 more
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:35 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 11:00 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KGSP FF.W 0024
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina since 2008Every warning type in North Carolina
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The notice as issued
At 935 AM EDT, River levels along the Green and Upper Broad are expected to remain elevated into this afternoon. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. SOURCE...Gauges reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Columbus, Tryon, Lake Lure, Saluda, Chimney Rock Village, Chimney Rock State Park, Bat Cave, Lake Adger, Mill Spring and Green Hill.
What the agency told people to do
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in North Carolina since 2008131 a year
- Every warning type in North Carolina
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, October 20266,122 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels