The Flood Warning continues for the South Fork Catawba River in North Carolina. At Lowell affecting Gaston County. .Significant flooding continues along the lower South Fork Catawba River valley following 5 to 8 inch rainfall accumulations caused a stationary front interacting with tropical moisture and Tropical Storm Helene. The tributaries in the South Fork Catawba watershed have crested and receded back below Action Stage/Bankfull. The last of the floodwave is moving through the lower reaches of the South Fork Catawba River now with a crest expected slighly below 15.0 later this morning. At these levels, significant flooding of Goat Island and Riverside parks is ongoing with shallow floodwater affecting Riverside Dr, Greenwood Pl, 5th St, and 4th St. Later today through early Monday morning, expect a gradual recession back below Action Stage/Bankfull levels. * WHAT. Moderate flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE. South Fork Catawba River at Lowell. * WHEN. Until early Tuesday morning. * IMPACTS. At 13.0 feet, Moderate Flood Stage. Unusual, damaging flooding is developing adjacent to the South Fork Catawba River with considerable impacts to property. Significant flooding of Goat Island Park and Riverside Park is ongoing. Floodwaters are threatening the Cramerton Fire Department and adjacent businesses. The river is approaching the crawlspaces of homes along Riverside Dr between 4th St and 5th St in Cramerton. * At 15.5 feet, Major Flood Stage. South Fork Catawba River floodwaters may be inundating the Cramerton Fire Department, Cramerton Drug Store, South Fork Masonic Lodge, and adjacent homes and businesses along 8th Ave. and N. Main St. Floodwaters may be approaching the Cramerton Police Department. Flooding of Duharts Creek may be impacting adjacent sections of Mayflower Rd., and Cramer Mountain Rd. may be inundated with several inches of water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 3:15 AM EDT Saturday the stage was 14.9 feet and rising slightly. - Action/Advisory Stage is 9.0 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise to a crest of 14.9 feet this morning. It will then fall below Minor Flood Stage late tomorrow evening. - Minor Flood Stage is 10.0 feet. Moderate Flood Stage is 13.0 feet. Major Flood Stage is 15.5 feet. - Flood History. This crest compares to a previous crest of 15.1 feet on 01/10/2024. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flooding caused by earlier excessive rainfall is occurring. * WHERE. A portion of piedmont North Carolina, including the following counties, Alexander, Catawba and Iredell. * WHEN. Until 200 PM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS. Flooding due to runoff and release of water over Oxford Dam and Lookout Shoals Dam. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 153 PM EDT, Emergency management reported flooding along the shores and downstream of Lake Hickory and Lookout Shoals Lake. Flooding is already occurring. Lake levels may fluctuate as water is released. - Please stay away from the area and allow first responders to perform their recovery efforts. Please obey all barricades which remain in place for your safety as numerous roadways have been compromised by flood waters and may not be safe. Emergency management is urging people who can stay home to do so. Discontinue inundating 911 centers with non-emergency calls (e.g., trees down). Please continue to heed all guidance from law enforcement and emergency management as they continue to work tirelessly to keep people safe. Do not attempt to drive through any flooded roadways. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Catawba, Lookout Shoals Lake, Lake Hickory and Millersville. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE. A portion of piedmont North Carolina, including the following counties, Alexander, Catawba and Iredell. * WHEN. Until 200 PM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS. Several docks, access areas, swimming areas, and low-lying residential yards are likely flooding. Some outbuildings, campgrounds, and roads may be impacted with shallow flooding. Residents are encouraged to heed guidance from local officials and emergency management on any potential impacts to property. Drivers are encouraged to heed any barricades and avoid all flooded areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 155 PM EDT, Lookout Shoals Lake levels are gradually receding below Minor Flood Stage following the devastating rainfall observed both from tropical moisture interacting with a stationary front and Hurricane Helene. Approximately 6 to 25 (twenty-five) inches of rain fell from last Wednesday evening to early Friday afternoon from Lake Hickory to the Catawba River headwaters, with the highest totals exceeding 2 feet along the Blue Ridge Escarpment across the upper Catawba River watershed. This resulted in catastrophic and historic inflows into Catawba River reservoirs, resulting in tragically devastating flooding along the Catawba River system from Oxford Dam to Lookout Shoals Lake and points downstream. * Nuisance to Minor residual flooding of the lake shoreline as well as adjacent low-lying areas along the Catawba River, including farmland, woodland, parks, residential yards, and boat access areas, will continue through at least mid-day Tuesday. * Lake and river levels will gradually recede back below critical levels by later Tuesday. A Flood Warning for residual nuisance to Minor low-lying area and shoreline flooding will remain in effect until this time. * The latest pool elevations for the upper Catawba River lakes are as follows (Full Pool is 100.0 feet): Lake James: 101.90 feet and steady. Lake Rhodhiss: 100.80 feet and falling slowly. Lake Hickory: 96.90 feet and falling slowly. Lookout Shoals Lake: 102.60 feet and falling slowly. * As a result of recent historic rainfall, the following crests and records were observed: Lake James Crest: 110.95 feet (NEW RECORD) (September 27, 2024 at 6:00 pm) Previous Record: 107.36 feet (September 8. 2004: Hurricane Frances) Lake Rhodhiss Crest: 109.62 feet (September 28, 2024 at 4:00 am) Record: 110.10 feet (August 1940) Lookout Shoals Lake Crest: 109.45 feet (September 28, 2024 at 3:00 am) Record: 114.40 feet (August 1940) - Areas along and adjacent to the Catawba River from Oxford Dam to Lookout Shoals Lake to the Catawba River near Buck Point Rd will experience nuisance to Minor flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to bodies of water. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE. Portions of McDowell, Burke, and Caldwell counties, North Carolina * WHEN. Until 100 PM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS. Several docks, access areas, swimming areas, and low-lying residential yards are likely flooding. Some outbuildings, campgrounds, and roads may be impacted with shallow flooding. Residents are encouraged to heed guidance from local officials and emergency management on any potential impacts to property. Drivers are encouraged to heed any barricades and avoid all flooded areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 1253 PM EDT, Lake levels are gradually receding below Minor Flood Stage following the devastating rainfall observed both from tropical moisture interacting with a stationary front and Hurricane Helene. Approximately 6 to 25 (twenty- five) inches of rain fell from last Wednesday evening to early Friday afternoon from Lake Hickory to the Catawba River headwaters, with the highest totals exceeding 2 feet along the Blue Ridge Escarpment across the upper Catawba River watershed. This resulted in catastrophic and historic inflows into Catawba River reservoirs, resulting in tragically devastating flooding along the Catawba River system from Marion to Lake James to Lake Rhodhiss and points downstream. * Nuisance, residual flooding of the lake shorelines as well as adjacent low-lying areas along the Catawba river, including farmland, woodland, parks, greenways, campgrounds, and boat access areas will continue through at least early Tuesday. * Lake and river levels will gradually recede back below critical levels by later Tuesday. A Flood Advisory for residual nuisance low-lying and shoreline flooding will remain in effect until this time. * The latest pool elevations for the upper Catawba River lakes are as follows (Full Pool is 100.0 feet): Lake James: 101.90 feet and steady. Lake Rhodhiss: 100.80 feet and falling slowly. Lake Hickory: 96.90 feet and falling slowly. Lookout Shoals Lake: 102.60 feet and falling slowly. * As a result of recent historic rainfall, the following crests and records were observed: Lake James Crest: 110.95 feet (NEW RECORD) (September 27, 2024 at 6:00 pm) Previous Record: 107.36 feet (September 8. 2004: Hurricane Frances) Lake Rhodhiss Crest: 109.62 feet (September 28, 2024 at 4:00 am) Record: 110.10 feet (August 1940) Lookout Shoals Lake Crest: 109.45 feet (September 28, 2024 at 3:00 am) Record: 114.40 feet (August 1940) - Emergency management officials are urging non-residents to stay away from the area to allow first responders to perform recovery efforts. If you can stay home and shelter in place, please do so. Discontinue all unnecessary travel. Please discontinue inundating 911 centers with non-emergency calls (for example, trees down). * For more information on lake levels or dam releases, people are encouraged to visit https://lakes.duke-energy.com or call 1-800-829-5253. * Residents along the Catawba River are encouraged to stay aware of the latest updates from Burke County by signing up for alerts at: http://smart911.com - Areas along and adjacent to the Catawba River from near Marion to Lake James to Morganton to Lake Rhodhiss will experience nuisance flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to bodies of water. - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT. Flooding caused by upstream dam release is occurring. * WHERE. A portion of piedmont North Carolina, including the following counties, Gaston and Mecklenburg. * WHEN. Until 945 PM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS. Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. At 104 feet, significant inundation of outbuildings is ongoing around Mountain Island Lake and downstream of the dam along/near Riverside Dr. Residents downstream of the dam should be evacuated and heeding guidance from Char-Meck Emergency Management. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 945 PM EDT, an upstream floodgate release is expected to cause continued flooding in Mountain Island Lake and Riverside Dr Community. The flood stage has crested and continues to fall. It has now fallen below major flood stage, but impacts are still ongoing. - This includes the following streams and drainages. trib to Catawba river, Fites creek, Paw Creek, Gar Creek, McDowell Creek, Trib to Lake Norman, Long Creek, Catawba River, Johnson Creek and Dutchmans Creek. Flooding is occurring along the Catawba River. - Some locations that will experience flooding include. Huntersville, Northwest Charlotte, Mt Holly, Belmont, Lake Wylie and Lucia. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood