Flood Advisory

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...South Central Buncombe County in western North Carolina...

* WHEN...Until 930 PM EDT.

* IMPACTS...Nuisance flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to streams and other poor-drainage areas, including farmland, parks, greenways, boat-access areas, golf courses, underpasses, and parking lots. Isolated, shallow flows over roadways is possible. A few flood-prone, low-water crossings may become impassible. A small culvert washout or two is possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 623 PM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated torrential rain rates of 3-5" per hour due to slow- moving and merging thunderstorm cells. Storm-total rainfall of 1-2.5 inches is likely to occur over the next 30-60 minutes. This rainfall is heavy enough over a short enough period of time to quickly overwhelm storm drains and cause rapid development of nuisance flooding on area roadways, including in parking lots, intersections, and underpasses.

Excessive runoff will work into area streams and may cause rapid rises of headwater streams,including Sweeten Creek in Biltmore Village, Gashes Creek , Haw Creek near New Haw Creek Rd, Ram Branch at Biltmore Estate, and Pond Branch, near Pond Rd.

- Some locations that will experience flooding include... Downtown Asheville, East Asheville, West Asheville, Fairview In Buncombe County, Biltmore Forest, B.R. Parkway-Nc Arboretum To East Asheville, Skyland, Enka and B.R. Parkway- East Asheville To Craggy Gardens. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood