* 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 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