NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SCFL.W 0004October 11, 2026
Flood Warning: Cleveland and Cherokee, NC and SC
The National Weather Service office in Greenville-Spartanburg issued a flood warning for Cleveland and Cherokee in North Carolina, South Carolina, in force until 2:00 p.m. local time on October 12. It was the 4th river flood warning the NWS office in Greenville-Spartanburg issued in 2026. North Carolina had 3 flood warnings in October 2026, against 14 in an average October of 2008-2025 (North Carolina's flood warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 22.2 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Greenville-Spartanburg SC
- Area
- Cleveland and Cherokee
- State
- North Carolina
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:30 a.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- In force from
- 3:48 p.m. EDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 2:00 p.m. EDT, October 12, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KGSP FL.W 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flood Warnings in North Carolina since 2008Every warning type in North Carolina
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.
The notice as issued
...The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in South Carolina...North Carolina... (English) Broad River Near at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg affecting Cherokee and Cleveland Counties. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...(English) Broad River near at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg. * WHEN...From this afternoon to Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 15.0 to 16.0 feet, Action Stage Flooding continues. Areas of Buffalo Creek may flood due to backwater effects. The Broad River may also be flooding River Rd. and Little Hope Rd. near US 29. Adjacent farmland and low-lying area flooding is continuing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 8:00 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 15.1 feet and rising. - Bankfull stage is 13.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 16.7 feet this evening. It will then fall below flood stage just after midnight tonight. - Flood stage is 16.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
What the agency told people to do
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. For detailed information including observed and forecast stages, flood impacts, flood history, FEMA Flood Hazard Layers, and more, please visit: https://water.noaa.gov/wfo/GSP The next statement should be issued this evening before 1100 PM EDT.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.