…The Flood Advisory is extended for the following rivers in North
Carolina…
French Broad River Near Fletcher affecting Henderson and Buncombe
Counties.
* WHAT…Nuisance flooding caused by excessive rainfall remains
likely.
* WHERE…French Broad River near Fletcher.
* WHEN…Until Tuesday evening.
* IMPACTS…At 10.0 feet, Action/Advisory Stage. The French Broad
River has exceeded bankfull at the gauge site. Isolated farmland
flooding is beginning across the French Broad River Valley from
Etowah downstream to Avery Creek upstream of the gauge site.
At 11.5 feet, Action Stage Flooding continues. Butler Bridge Rd.
is inundated with up to 6 inches of floodwaters from the French
Broad River, forcing road closure.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 2:00 PM EST Sunday the stage was 9.9 feet and rising
steadily.
– Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
– Forecast…The river is expected to rise to a crest of 11.5
feet just after midnight tonight.
– Action stage is 10.0 feet.
– Flood stage is 13.0 feet.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood