NWS Has Issued Flash Flood Warning for Oconee County Until 3:00 pm Today

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a Flash Flood Warning for…

  • Habersham County in northeastern Georgia…
  • Rabun County in northeastern Georgia…
  • Southeastern Macon County in western North Carolina…
  • Northwestern Oconee County in upstate South Carolina… *

Until 3:00 PM EDT. 

At 9:41 AM EDT, locally as much as 3 to 4 inches of rain is expected to accumulate from around Lake Burton south to the Batesville area, with an additional inch of rain likely to fall in the Highway 441 corridor.

  • HAZARD…Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.
  • SOURCE…Radar and automated gauges.
  • IMPACT…Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
  • PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles.