| 23.1 |
RECORD FLOODING...MOST HOMES AND BUSINESS ALONG THE RIVER WILL BE FLOODED AND EVACUATIONS WILL BE NECESSARY. |
| 22.5 |
MAJOR FLOODING OF BUILDINGS DOWNSTREAM FROM THE CARRIER STREET BRIDGE TO THE CRAGGY DAM AREA WILL OCCUR. |
| 19 |
MAJOR FLOODING...MOST BUSINESS AND HOMES ALONG THE RIVER BETWEEN PEARSON STREET BRIDGE AND INTERSTATE 240 WILL BE FLOODED. |
| 18 |
MAJOR FLOODING...MOST BUILDINGS WILL BE FLOODED BETWEEN THE WEST ASHVILLE VIADUCT AND CARRIER STREET FROM THE SOUTHERN RAILROAD TRACKS TO THE RIVER. |
| 15 |
MODERATE FLOODING...BUILDINGS BETWEEN RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD IN THE AREA BETWEEN WOODFIN AND PEARSON STREET BRIDGE. BUILDINGS BETWEEN LYMAN STREET AND THE RIVER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL WILL COMPARE TO THE FLOODING ON SEPTEMBER 8 2004. |
| 13 |
MODERATE FLOODING OF BUILDINGS BETWEEN THE RIVER AND INTERSTATE 26...SOUTH OF PEARSON STREET BRIDGE WILL OCCURR. |
| 12.4 |
MINOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR TO BUILDINGS IN THE FLOOD PLAIN BETWEEN RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND THE RIVER...NORTH OF 1-240.FLOODING CONTINUES TO OCCURR NORTH OF PEARSON STREET BRIDGE ALL SO. |
| 11.5 |
MINOR FLOODING CONTINUES...FLOODING AT THIS LEVEL WILL COMPARE TO THE FLOODING THAT OCCURRED ON SEPTEMBER SEVENTEENTH 2004. |
| 10.5 |
MINOR FLOODING...SOME BUILDINGS ON THE RIGHT BANK NEAR THE FRENCH BROAD RIVER BETWEEN WOODFIN AND THE PEARSON STREET BRIDGE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. SEVERAL OTHER BUILDINGS RIGHT ON THE RIVER BETWEEN THE WEST ASHEVILLE VIADUCT AND CARRIER STREET BRIDGE WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD. |
| 9.5 |
FLOOD STAGE...AREAS BETWEEN RIVERSIDE ROAD AND THE RIVER NEAR LYMAN STREET AND SOUTH OF OLD BURNSVILLE HILL ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. PARTS OF EMMA ROAD NEAR CRAVEN STREET AND AMBOY ROAD WILL BE FLOODED. |
| 8 |
MINOR FLOODING OF FARMLAND AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS STARTS TO OCCUR DOWNSTREAM FROM THE PEARSON STREET BRIDGE.LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER NEAR THE AIRPORT AND IN THE AMBOY AND LYMAN STREET AREAS WWILL START TO FLOOD. |
| 7.5 |
MINOR FLOODING IN LOW AREAS NEAR THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE AND FLOODING IN CARRIER AND FRENCH BROAD RIVER PARKS WILL OCCURR. WATER WILL ALSO APPROACH AMBOY AND LYMAN STREETS. LOCAL STREAMS SUCH AS SMITH MILL CREEK NEAR EMMA STREET WILL BE AT BANKFULL. |
| 6.5 |
THE RIVER OVERFLOW ITS BANKS AND WATER WILL APPROACH SOME INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS IN LOW LYING AREAS IN THE WOODFIN AND CRAGGY DAM AREAS. WATER WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD CARRIER PARK AND FRENCH BROAD RIVER PARK. |
Photos
(1) river gage at Asheville NC
(2) French Broad River looking upstream
(3) French Broad River looking downstream
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