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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
457 PM EST Thu Nov 12 2020

...FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY FOR LOOKOUT SHOALS...

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended 
the

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northeastern Catawba County in the piedmont of North Carolina...

* Until 1100 PM EST Thursday.

* At 457 PM EST, Lookout Shoals Lake crested above 108 feet earlier 
  this afternoon and is now slowly receding.  However, it remains 
  above Major Flood Stage and will not fall below Major Flood Stage 
  until around 8pm.  Thereafter, it will remain above Moderate Flood 
  Stage and significant flooding will continue into the overnight 
  hours.

* At 106 feet, devastating, widespread structural flooding in the 
  Carpenters Cove community and near the intersection of Longfield 
  St and Shadeview Ln is ongoing. Significant inundation of crawl 
  spaces and basements is underway. Unelevated, first-floor flooding 
  is beginning. Evacuations should be complete, but water rescuses 
  may be ongoing.

  This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Lookout Shoals. This is a 
  PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW!

  HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding around Lookout Shoals
           Lake

  SOURCE...Emergency management and automated streamgauges

  IMPACT...This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK
           HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life threatening flash flooding of
           the Lookout Shoals shoreline, especially in the
           Carpenters Cove community will continue into the late
           evening hours.  Residents need to avoid these areas
           until lake levels have fully receded.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Catawba and Lookout Shoals Lake.

* For more information on lake levels or dam releases, people are 
  encouraged to visit http://lakes.duke-energy.com or call 1-800-829-
  5253.  

* Residents along Lookout Shoals Lake should contact Catawba County 
  Emergency Management to update their contact information using the 
  following direct link to their Community Alert System web page at: 
  www.catawbacountync.gov/online-services/community-alert-system/

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Move to higher ground now! This is an extremely dangerous and 
life-threatening situation. Do not attempt to travel unless you are 
fleeing an area subject to flooding or under an evacuation order.

Move to higher ground now. Act quickly to protect your life.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the 
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 3579 8116 3581 8114 3579 8113 3576 8109
      3574 8106 3572 8106 3571 8106 3571 8108
      3572 8109

FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC

$$

JMP