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Flood Warning — Henderson County, NC, Transylvania County, NC
Flood Warning
Issued
—
Expires
11:00 PM CDT · Mon, Oct 12 2026
Issuing Office
NWS KGSP

Affected Areas

Henderson County, NC Transylvania County, NC

Official Bulletin

437

WGUS42 KGSP 110554

FLWGSP

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Flood Warning

National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC

154 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

...The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued

a Flood Warning for the following rivers in North Carolina...

  French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd in Blantyre affecting

  Henderson and Transylvania Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars

through flooded areas.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the

dangers of flooding.

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 Monday morning before 1000 AM

EDT.

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NCC089-175-121400-

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/BLAN7.1.ER.261011T0515Z.261011T1200Z.261012T0224Z.NO/

154 AM EDT Sun Oct 11 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING TO MONDAY

MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...French Broad River at Grove Bridge Rd in Blantyre.

* WHEN...From early this morning to Monday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 16.0 feet, Minor Flood Stage. Farmland flooding

  continues on both sides of the French Broad River. Floodwaters

  begin to impact boat access areas at Grove Bridge Rd. and Crab

  Creek Rd.

At 17.0 feet, Minor Flooding continues.  Floodwaters continue to

inundate farmland between the French Broad River and the old

railroad bed. Floodwaters may start to inundate the shoulders of

River Road near the Big Willow Road intersection. Floodwaters

continue to impact boat access areas at Grove Bridge Rd. and Crab

Creek Rd.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - At 1:30 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 15.0 feet and rising

    steadily.

  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 17.5 feet

    later today. It will then fall below Minor Flood Stage late this

    evening.

  - Minor Flood Stage is 16.0 feet.

  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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LAT...LON 3538 8257 3537 8250 3529 8254 3521 8267

      3526 8274 3534 8261

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