The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina. Yadkin River At Yadkin College affecting Davidson and Davie Counties. * WHAT. Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Yadkin River at Yadkin College. * WHEN. Until tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS. At 15.0 feet, The river is at bankfull. At 18.0 feet, Minor flooding begins. There is flooding of mainly farmlands on both banks. At 21.0 feet, Lower level campsites at the Thousand Trails Preserve off US-64 begin to flood. At 23.0 feet, The upper campsites at the Thousand Trails Preserve off US-64 begin to flood. At 25.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Flooding may close Sowers Road near Linwood and Hollywood Drive at Grub Ferry Rd. A campground on Hannah Ferry Road is flooded. Flooding threatens the pumping station at Davidson, Incorporated. At 26.0 feet, Several homes along the river begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 5:00 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 23.0 feet. - Recent Activity. The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 5:00 AM EDT Sunday was 23.0 feet. - Forecast. The river is expected to rise to a crest of 25.1 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage this evening. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood History. This crest compares to a previous crest of 25.8 feet on 01/26/2010. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in North Carolina. Yadkin River At Yadkin College affecting Davidson and Davie Counties. * WHAT. Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE. Yadkin River at Yadkin College. * WHEN. Until tomorrow morning. * IMPACTS. At 15.0 feet, The river is at bankfull. At 18.0 feet, Minor flooding begins. There is flooding of mainly farmlands on both banks. At 21.0 feet, Lower level campsites at the Thousand Trails Preserve off US-64 begin to flood. At 23.0 feet, The upper campsites at the Thousand Trails Preserve off US-64 begin to flood. At 25.0 feet, Moderate flooding begins. Flooding may close Sowers Road near Linwood and Hollywood Drive at Grub Ferry Rd. A campground on Hannah Ferry Road is flooded. Flooding threatens the pumping station at Davidson, Incorporated. At 26.0 feet, Several homes along the river begin to flood. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS. - At 9:30 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 22.3 feet. - Recent Activity. The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:30 AM EDT Sunday was 23.0 feet. - Forecast. The river will rise to 24.6 feet this afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage this evening to 4.8 feet early tomorrow afternoon. It will rise to 6.3 feet early Wednesday morning. It will then fall again and remain below flood stage. - Flood stage is 18.0 feet. - Flood History. This crest compares to a previous crest of 25.8 feet on 01/26/2010. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

FFWGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for. A Dam Floodgate Release in. Northeastern Gaston County in the piedmont of North Carolina. Northwestern Mecklenburg County in the piedmont of North Carolina. * Until 945 PM EDT Sunday. * At 936 AM EDT, dam operators reported the floodgates on the Cowans Ford Dam / Lake Norman were opened causing flash flooding downstream on the Catawba River. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Mountain Island Lake and Communities Downstream of Mountain Island Lake Dam. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD. Life threatening flash flooding from a dam floodgate release. SOURCE. Dam operator. IMPACT. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! IMMEDIATE EVACUATION for areas along the river immediately downstream of the dam. * The nearest downstream town is Mountain Island Lake and Riverside Dr Community. This includes the following streams and drainages. Catawba River, McDowell Creek, Paw Creek, trib to Catawba river, Dutchmans Creek, Fites creek, Gar Creek, Long Creek, Trib to Lake Norman and Johnson Creek. Flooding is occurring along the Catawba River.

FFWGSP The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has extended the * Flash Flood Warning for. South Central Alexander County in the piedmont of North Carolina. North Central Catawba County in the piedmont of North Carolina. West Central Iredell County in the piedmont of North Carolina. * Until 200 PM EDT Sunday. * At 349 AM EDT, Devastating rainfall of 6-25 inches has occurred since Wednesday evening 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 is resulting in catastrophic and historic inflows into Catawba River reservoirs and this water is being moved through the system to Lookout Shoals Lake and points downstream. Major flooding is developing at Lookout Shoals Lake. * The latest pool elevations for the upper Catawba River lakes are as follows (Full Pool is 100.0 feet): Lake James: 103.4 feet and falling. Lake Rhodhiss: 105.3 feet and falling steadily. Lake Hickory: 99.9 feet and falling slowly. Lookout Shoals Lake: 105.7 feet and falling. * The current record pool elevation at Lookout Shoals Lake is 114.40 feet which occurred in August 1940. Lookout Shoals Lake reached 108.30 feet on November 12, 2020, which is the highest crest in the modern era. Major Flood Stage is 106.0 feet. These lake levels will cause unprecedented, catastrophic flooding of Lookout Shoals Lake and possibly adjacent reaches of the Catawba River. This is a FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCY for Catawba River from below Oxford Dam to below Lookout Shoals Lake. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! HAZARD. Life-threatening, catastrophic flash flooding from dam floodgate releases caused by excessive rainfall. SOURCE. Duke Energy and Catawba County Emergency Management IMPACT. This is a PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK HIGHER GROUND NOW! Life-threatening, catastrophic, and potential historic flash flooding of areas along the Catawba River from Oxford Dam to Lookout Shoals Lake. At 108.0 feet. Major Flooding continues. Devastating, widespread structural flooding within the Carpenters Cove community and along portions of Longfield St near Shadeview Ln is ongoing. Significant first-floor inundation is ongoing, exceeding 4 feet in several locations. Water rescues may be ongoing. * Flash flooding may affect areas of the Catawba River from Oxford Dam to near I-40, including 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 immediately to update their contact information using the following direct link to their Community Alert System web page at: https://www.catawbacountync.gov/alert