3 we have an update. On rocks that fell near patton avenue. This is video just into our newsroom. The rocks fell on the access road to the Westgate Shopping Center from patton avenue. Near i240 around 3 this morning. The nc dot says the right lane of the road is now open. 3 3 3 3 we have continuing coverage this morning. Floodwaters forced people from their homes in Jackson County yesterday. Six trailers along nc 107 south of cullowhee had to be evacuated. Several families had to leave with nothing but the clothes on their backs. No one was hurt, but residents got little warning. Anything or anything right when it happened we just got up. So i just like you know because its already starting to come up like halfway 00 18 02 emergency Officials Say the flood happened because the river was already high. Duke energy also released water from the dam and Lake Glenville up stream. 3 3 some in residents in Transylvania County are still out of their homes this morning following those storms. Ro
You everything you need to know about the next system coming our way. Jason were talking flood watches already in effect. These go in to 7 oclock tomorrow morning for the areas asheville, buncombe county, southward including all of north georgia, charlotte down to southeast columbia. Not everywhere but certainly more south. Most of that is going to come hours. Now we have our river issues. We have the blantyre area already over flood stage. Going to 19 feet which puts it right at moderate flood stage tomorrow morning. And then dropping slowly tomorrow afternoon. 16 feet by the time we get in to thursday. Its going to be a long time before the flooding recedes. But the rain is going to come south and interact with the moisture. 60s and 70s for highs today. It was a record setter in greer at 72. Ill show you all the rain and how much to expect in your location. Coming up. Tammy the asheville area is still scrambling to clean up what last nights storms are left behind. Larry officials are
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