Headline:
Flood Advisory issued October 4 at 2:09AM EDT until October 4 at 3:15AM EDT by NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Event:
Flood Advisory
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
October 3, 2026 - 11:09pm
Expires:
October 4, 2026 - 12:15am
Description:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues.
* WHERE...Northeastern Oconee County in upstate South Carolina...
Northwestern Pickens County in upstate South Carolina...
* WHEN...Until 315 AM EDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 207 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain. Minor flooding
is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area.
Between 3.5 and 5.5 inches of rain have fallen.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Jocassee Gorges, Lake Jocassee, Keowee Toxaway State Park, Devils
Fork State Park, Gorges State Park, Table Rock State Park, Lake
Keowee, Sunset, Rocky Bottom and Sassafras Mountain.
- Nuisance to minor flooding is possible along Mill Creek Road west
of Sunset, Rocky Bottom Road and F Van Clayton Memorial Highway
in Rocky Bottom in northwestern Pickens County and Sumter
National Forest in northeastern Oconee County.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.
Area Description:
Oconee, SC; Pickens, SC
Forcast Office:
NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov