Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Buncombe (NCC021) North Carolina Issued by the National Weather Service

29 October 2020

• Hurricane Local Statement issued October 29 at 5:08AM EDT by NWS
  This product covers the western Carolinas and NE Georgia **TROPICAL CYCLONE ZETA BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL TO THE WESTERN CAROLINAS AND NORTHEAST GEORGIA** NEW INFORMATION --------------- * CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
• Tropical Storm Warning issued October 29 at 4:53AM EDT until further notice by NWS
  ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... * LOCATIONS AFFECTED - Asheville - Weaverville * WIND - LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Below tropical storm force wind
• Flash Flood Watch issued October 29 at 4:40AM EDT until October 29 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS
  .The center of Tropical Storm Zeta will rapidly pass over the southern Appalachians this morning. Along and ahead of the center of the storm, bands of heavy rainfall are developing over the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia. Flash flooding will be possible where the heaviest accumulations occur, especially from extreme northeast Georgia, along the southern Blue Ridge Escarpment, and