Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]
Welcome to Natural Hazards Forum. We hope you enjoy your visit.


You're currently viewing our forum as a guest. This means you are limited to certain areas of the board and there are some features you can't use. If you join our community, you'll be able to access member-only sections, and use many member-only features such as customizing your profile, sending personal messages, and voting in polls. Registration is simple, fast, and completely free.


Join our community!


If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Floods prompt water rescues, road closings in North Carolina
Topic Started: 28 Jul 2013, 03:07 AM (52 Views)
skibboy
Member Avatar

Floods prompt water rescues, road closings in North Carolina

By Janet DiGiacomo and Greg Botelho, CNN
July 27, 2013

Posted Image

Heavy rain floods NC counties(CNN) -- First responders raced to save people stuck in fast-moving waters and closed dozens of roads Saturday in western North Carolina due to major flooding.

As of 3 p.m., authorities in Catawba County -- in North Carolina's Piedmont region and including the cities of Newton and Hickory -- had done 10 swift-water rescues for residents needing help getting out of their homes and vehicles, said Mark Pettit, an emergency official in the county.

Some 52 roads in the inland county had been closed at that point, six of which might not see any traffic for as long as three months, according to Pettit.

The flooding prompted county officials to declare a state of emergency.

Even without rain falling mid-Saturday afternoon, the National Weather Service issued a flood warning through midnight Sunday.

The advisory noted that up to 8 inches of rain had fallen in many areas that feed into the Catawba River Basin.

Flash flood watches are also in effect for parts of North and South Carolina.

Lincoln County - which is just south of Catawba County and about 35 miles northwest of Charlotte - saw 8 to 10 inches of rain in a 12-hour period, county emergency management spokesman Dion Burleson said.

First responders had done as many as five rescues by late Saturday afternoon, Burleston said, though things appeared to be on the upswing.

The spokesman said the water rescue operation had been demobilized because waters were receding.

Source: Posted Image

Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
« Previous Topic · Flooding · Next Topic »
Add Reply

Skin by OverTheBelow