# Flood Watch: Avery; Alexander; Iredell; Davie; Madison; Yancey; Mitchell; Swain; Haywood; Buncombe; Catawba; Rowan; Graham; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson; Transylvania; Henderson; Cleveland; Lincoln; Gaston; Mecklenburg; Cabarrus; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell; Burke Mountains; Greater Burke; McDowell Mountains; Eastern McDowell; Rutherford Mountains; Greater Rutherford; Polk Mountains; Eastern Polk — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-22 22:54 ingested 2026-07-23 08:30

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Flood Watch — Avery; Alexander; Iredell; Davie; Madison; Yancey; Mitchell; Swain; Haywood; Buncombe; Catawba; Rowan; Graham; Northern Jackson; Macon; Southern Jackson; Transylvania; Henderson; Cleveland; Lincoln; Gaston; Mecklenburg; Cabarrus; Caldwell Mountains; Greater Caldwell; Burke Mountains; Greater Burke; McDowell Mountains; Eastern McDowell; Rutherford Mountains; Greater Rutherford; Polk Mountains; Eastern Polk
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Piedmont and western North Carolina, including
the following areas, in Piedmont North Carolina, Alexander,
Cabarrus, Catawba, Cleveland, Davie, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln,
Mecklenburg and Rowan. In western North Carolina, Avery, Buncombe,
Burke Mountains, Caldwell Mountains, Eastern McDowell, Eastern
Polk, Graham, Greater Burke, Greater Caldwell, Greater Rutherford,
Haywood, Henderson, Macon, Madison, McDowell Mountains, Mitchell,
Northern Jackson, Polk Mountains, Rutherford Mountains, Southern
Jackson, Swain, Transylvania and Yancey.

* WHEN...Through Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of creeks,
streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations, including
urban areas along the I-77 and I-40 corridors.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Waves of heavy rain showers and scattered thunderstorms are
forecast to move along a slow-moving cold front tonight into
Thursday. While widespread 1-2 inch rainfall amounts are expected
across western North Carolina through tonight, isolated locations
are expected to see multiple rounds of very heavy rainfall, and
localized amounts as high as 5 inches are possible.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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