Life Threatening Flash Flooding Kills Roads and Triggers Water Rescues Across Northeastern Henderson County North Carolina After 5 to 6 Inches of Rain Falls in Just Three Hours
HENDERSONVILLE, NC — Life threatening flash flooding is ongoing across northeastern Henderson County, North Carolina at 9:47 PM after 5 to 6 inches of rain fell across the region over just three hours. The catastrophic flooding is impacting a corridor from Chimney Rock to Fairview including Bat Cave, with water rescues actively underway as roads fail, creeks overflow, and at least one home has been flooded in the Edneyville area where a portion of Bearwallow Road has been completely washed out.
Life Threatening Flash Flooding Ongoing From Chimney Rock to Fairview Including Bat Cave
The life threatening flash flood emergency is centered across the Chimney Rock to Fairview corridor, with flooding of creeks, streams, urban areas, highways, streets, and underpasses all actively occurring or imminent across the affected zone. Hickory Creek, Cox Creek, and Puncheon Camp Creek are among the impacted waterways experiencing significant flash flooding as the extraordinary three hour rainfall total of 5 to 6 inches overwhelms the region’s drainage capacity and stream channels throughout northeastern Henderson County.
Middle Fork Road has numerous sections failing under the flood conditions, and Bearwallow Road in Gerton is closed following the washout in the Edneyville area. Water rescues are actively underway across the region as emergency personnel respond to the rapidly escalating flood emergency.
Communities From Hendersonville Through Horse Shoe Face Imminent Flood Danger
Communities across a broad zone within northeastern Henderson County face active or imminent flash flooding, including Hendersonville, Mills River, Fletcher, Mountain Home, Bat Cave, Chimney Rock State Park, Edneyville, Gerton, and Horse Shoe. All residents across these communities are urged to move immediately to higher ground if flooding threatens their location and to avoid any contact with flowing floodwater, which can be deceptively powerful and deadly even at relatively shallow depths.
Campers Hikers and Motorists Warned to Stay Away From All Streams and Waterways
The extreme and life threatening nature of this flash flood emergency demands that all campers, hikers, and outdoor visitors in the northeastern Henderson County area immediately move away from all streams, creeks, and rivers which can rise to deadly levels with extraordinary speed during heavy rain events of this magnitude. Motorists are directed to turn around and never attempt to drive through flooded roadways across the entire affected corridor.
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