{"id":107359,"date":"2024-09-27T02:51:35","date_gmt":"2024-09-26T19:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107359"},"modified":"2024-09-27T02:51:35","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T19:51:35","slug":"flooding-power-outages-reported-ahead-of-helenes-arrival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107359","title":{"rendered":"Flooding, power outages reported ahead of Helene&#8217;s arrival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"dateline\">(WLOS) \u2014 <\/span>(2:30 P.M.) &#8211; Buncombe County leaders urge anyone along the French Broad or Swannanoa Rivers in the Fletcher and Biltmore Village area are asked to self-evacuate before the rivers&#8217; anticipated crests overnight Friday into Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>A press release from county officials said flooding is expected to rival and\/or surpass flooding from the 1916 flood.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you are in an impacted area, you should leave now,&#8221; said Emergency Services Director Taylor Jones. &#8220;It&#8217;s possible we may get to a point where our crews will not physically be able to perform rescues. We cannot emphasize how much you should take this seriously.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/buncombe-county-historic-rainfall-caution-helene-western-north-carolina-safety\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/buncombe-county-historic-rainfall-caution-helene-western-north-carolina-safety\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">BUNCOMBE COUNTY LEADERS URGE RESIDENTS TO SELF-EVACUATE SOME AREAS ALONG FRENCH BROAD, SWANNANOA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(12:30 P.M.) &#8211; The city of Hendersonville has enacted the Flood Response PlanLevel 3, meaning major flooding is occurring.<\/p>\n<p>News 13 crews saw rushing water along Greenville Highway near Publix Thursday morning.  Police were blocking off the road at Chadwick Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>Residents and businesses in the floodway and floodplain should review the urgent preparedness information. City government offices are closed as of noon Thursday through Friday, Sept. 27.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hendersonvillenc.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/flooding\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.hendersonvillenc.gov\/emergency-preparedness\/flooding\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">Current road closures are posted on the city&#8217;s website<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>(11 A.M.) &#8211; Gov. Roy Cooper holds a press update on Helene preps.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>(10 A.M.) &#8211; Buncombe County Manager Avril Pinder and Buncombe County EMS Director Taylor Jones provide updates on Hurricane Helene preparations, precautions, and the current State of Emergency.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Flooding and power outages are reported around the mountains Wednesday evening and Thursday morning due to consistent rain and downpours.<\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday morning, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drivenc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/drivenc.gov\/\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">NCDOT<\/a><\/strong> says there are more than 30 road closures around the mountains due to weather. News 13 crews reported ponding water on parts of Interstate 26 early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Viewer video out of Biltmore Village in Asheville showed cars driving through high water, with one sedan nearly becoming submerged.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/live-updates-buncombe-other-mountain-counties-declare-state-of-emergency-hurricane-helene-local-emergency-management-buncombe-mcdowell-asheville\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/live-updates-buncombe-other-mountain-counties-declare-state-of-emergency-hurricane-helene-local-emergency-management-buncombe-mcdowell-asheville\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">BUNCOMBE, HAYWOOD, OTHER MOUNTAIN COUNTIES DECLARE STATE OF EMERGENCY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A photo out of Spruce Pine showed flood waters at a cabin at Gem Mountain. Video showed water rushing underneath a nearby road.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews in Rutherford County sent an alert around 11:38 p.m. Wednesday, warning that the Lake Lure tainter gates were operating above six feet and warned residents below the dam in low-lying areas to stay alert for rising waters.<\/p>\n<p>McDowell County Emergency Management ordered a mandatory evacuation for River Breeze Campground, located in Marion, due to flash flooding. An emergency shelter was open at Glenwood Baptist Church, located at 155 Glenwood Baptist Church Road. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/weather\/radar\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/weather\/radar\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">INTERACTIVE RADAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/weather\/closings\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/weather\/closings\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">school districts<\/a><\/strong> and<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/live-updates-buncombe-other-mountain-counties-declare-state-of-emergency-hurricane-helene-local-emergency-management-buncombe-mcdowell-asheville\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/live-updates-buncombe-other-mountain-counties-declare-state-of-emergency-hurricane-helene-local-emergency-management-buncombe-mcdowell-asheville\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\"> public offices<\/a><\/strong>across the mountains<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/live-updates-buncombe-other-mountain-counties-declare-state-of-emergency-hurricane-helene-local-emergency-management-buncombe-mcdowell-asheville\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/live-updates-buncombe-other-mountain-counties-declare-state-of-emergency-hurricane-helene-local-emergency-management-buncombe-mcdowell-asheville\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">have closed<\/a><\/strong>Thursday due to the threat of flooding and wind. States of emergency have been issued locally and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/north-carolina-governor-roy-cooper-declares-state-emergency-ahead-helene-hurricane-flooding-landslides\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/news\/local\/north-carolina-governor-roy-cooper-declares-state-emergency-ahead-helene-hurricane-flooding-landslides\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">at the state level<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy, widespread rain will continue Thursday ahead of Helene&#8217;s arrival in the mountains. More heavy rain will fall Thursday night and Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/weather\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/weather\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">NEWS 13 WEATHER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Helene will strengthen rapidly as it moves across the eastern Gulf of Mexico toward a landfall in the Florida Panhandle later Thursday. The current track brings the storm up toward WNC, with potential wind and heavy rain impacts beginning Thursday night continuing through Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<h2>POWER OUTAGES:<\/h2>\n<p>As of 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Duke Energy reports thousands of customers are without power, including more than 1,174 in Henderson County, more than 780 in Buncombe County, 427 in McDowell, and 925 in Macon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/chimein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/wlos.com\/chimein\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"noopener\">Share your weather photos and videos with us through Chime In.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlos.com\/news\/local\/flooding-north-carolina-mountains-reported-ahead-helenes-arrival-asheville-biltmore-village-lake-lure\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(WLOS) \u2014 (2:30 P.M.) &#8211; Buncombe County leaders urge anyone along the French Broad or Swannanoa Rivers in the Fletcher and Biltmore Village area are asked to self-evacuate before the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=107359\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=107359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107359\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=107359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=107359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}