Flood watches are in effect for parts of the Southeast as more rain is forecast for areas already soaked by heavy rainfall from a series of unusually warm and wet December storm systems.
Fortunately, the potential for severe weather is not in play through the weekend, giving a much-needed break from the deadly tornadoes and severe weather we've seen since last Wednesday.
Additionally, areas bracing for major and possibly record-setting river flooding in the central U.S. will largely miss out on this lingering rain.
(MORE: Major Flooding on Mississippi River)
Severe Weather Forecast
Thunderstorm Forecast
Flood Watches and Warnings
- Areas of rain, locally heavy in spots, are possible from the northern Gulf Coast, northeastward into middle and south Georgia as well as portions of the Carolinas.
- Although some additional flash flooding is possible, such concerns will become increasingly localized as the heaviest rain tapers off.
- Some heavy rain may graze areas from the Gulf Coast, eastward across North Florida, south Georgia and coastal South Carolina.
- Localized flash flooding cannot be ruled out.
- A few showers and thunderstorms may impact the Florida peninsula, and some pockets of soaking rain may target the South Texas coast, but flooding is not currently a significant concern.
Rainfall Forecast
Current Radar with Watches and Warnings
Tuesday's Flood Reports
Early in the morning, ten residents near Rosman, North Carolina were forced to evacuate due to flood waters from the French Broad River. A trailer park was also evacuated just to the southeast of Cullowhee, North Carolina.Near Asheville, North Carolina, a bridge was washed out on Thomas Lee Drive and debris flow impacted nearby homes.
Wednesday's Flood Reports
A total of 109 reports of flash flooding were reported to the National Weather Service from parts of the Carolinas to Georgia, southeast Alabama and the Florida panhandle. A small farm dam near Enterprise, Georgia, failed. Two homes were evacuated in the city of Newberry, South Carolina, and homes were also evacuated near Fearrington, North Carolina. A road was washed out near Kings Mountain, North Carolina.Flooding was reported in parts of the city of Greenville, South Carolina. To the south over Greenwood County, South Carolina, widespread flooding was reported across the country with multiple homes flooded in the Parkland Place area. Flooding also swamped the westbound lanes of Interstate 20 at Turner Hill in the Atlanta metro, a location affected by a mudslide Christmas week.
In North Carolina, road closure due to high water were reported "county-wide" across Monroe County, via local National Weather Service storm reports.
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