FOG BLOG U.S. NEWS LOG: MORE FLOODING IN NORTH CAROLINA!

.FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR

BURKE AND MCDOWELL COUNTIES...

At 215 PM EDT, McDowell County Emergency Management reports

conditions are gradually improving across the county following

widespread flooding earlier this morning. However, several roads

remain closed due to residual flooding or earlier landslides which

continue to block roadways. Please obey all barricades which remain

in place for your safety and find alternative routes when

encountering flooded roadways.

* Storm-total rainfall of 3-6 inches occurred earlier this morning

across McDowell and southern Burke Counties with isolated areas of

6-8 inches primarily from Marion to Sugar Hill. This caused

widespread impacts across the region, including extensive small

stream flooding, numerous road closures and culvert washouts,

several water rescues and landslides, and even some structural

flooding.