ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — As cold winds rattled high peaks and snow showers swept along the Tennessee border Sunday morning, rising water along the French Broad River signaled another concern for parts of Western North Carolina: minor flooding expected to linger into early week.
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg issued a flood warning for the French Broad River at Grove Bridge Road in Blantyre, affecting Transylvania and Henderson counties. Forecasters said the river is expected to rise above flood stage Sunday morning, cresting near 17 feet before gradually receding late Sunday evening.
At that level, floodwaters are expected to inundate farmland between the river and an old railroad bed and may begin to cover the shoulders of River Road near the Big Willow Road intersection. Boat access areas at Grove Bridge Road and Crab Creek Road are also impacted, according to the weather service…