Snowfall Totals Across Northeast Georgia and the Western Carolinas

Snowfall Totals Across the Region

Snowfall Map for Northeast Georgia and the Western Carolinas

Snowfall Totals

    
                        

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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED

National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC

159 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024



...CATASTROPHIC FLOODING AND LANDSLIDES FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND

FOOTHILLS FROM HURRICANE HELENE...



This will be one of the most significant weather events to happen

in the western portions of the area in the modern era. Record

flooding is forecasted and has been compared to the floods of 1916

in the Asheville area. The impacts from this event are expected to

be greater than Tropical Storm Fred from August 2021, the

mountains in 2004 from Frances and Ivan, and in Upstate South

Carolina the Saluda River Basin flooding from 1949. We plead with

everyone that you take every single weather warning very seriously

through the entirety of this event as impacts will be life-

threatening and make sure to have multiple ways to receive the

alerts. The protection of life and property is the overall mission

of the National Weather Service, and we pledge to stand by the

folks of the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. We cannot

stress the significance of this event enough. Heed all evacuation

orders from your local Emergency Managers and go to a storm

shelter if you do not feel safe at your current location.



Landslides, including fast-moving debris flows consisting of

water, mud, falling rocks, trees, and other large debris,

are most likely within small valleys that drain steep slopes.

Landslides are powerful and potentially deadly, capable of

washing out roads, bridges, and homes. People living in areas

prone to landslides should be aware of the danger and be prepared

to act.



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