Long Creek near Bessemer City 3 NE, NC

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 11 ftHOMES NEAR THE RIVER ALONG BESSEMER CITY HIGHWAY NEAR RED NECK RIDGE AND WHITE JENKINS ROAD AND ALSO ALONG YORK STREET WILL BEGIN TO FLOOD.
• 9.5 ftWATER WILL COVER BESSEMER CITY HIGHWAY AND WILL APPROACH HOMES ALONG RED NECK RIDGE AND YORK STREETS.
• 9 ft100 YR FLOOD 6500 CFS
• 2.5 ft2.5 TO 3 INCH IN 2 HOURS WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN TOWN AND RIVER WILL RISE ABOUT 4 FT.
• 1.75 ft1.75 IN ONE HOUR CAUSED A 3 FT RISE IN STREAM.
• 1 ft1 INCH OF RAIN IN ONE HOUR OVER BASIN WILL CAUSE LONG CREEK TO RISE 1 FT IF IN DROUGHT. NO FLOODING PROBLEMS.

Highest crests on record

1. 9.1 ft — October 16, 1971
2. 8.77 ft — November 6, 1977
3. 8.46 ft — October 9, 1976
4. 8.41 ft — May 22, 2003
5. 8.26 ft — November 19, 1957

Recent crests: 4.98 ft (November 11, 2009) · 7.56 ft (October 8, 2005) · 5.88 ft (March 28, 2005) · 6.72 ft (September 8, 2004) · 8.41 ft (May 22, 2003)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamSouth Fork Catawba River near Laboratory, NC
• DownstreamSF Catawba River below George Poston Park, 1 N Lowell, NC
• Killian Creek near MARIPOSA, NC
• Long Creek at Rhyne NC, NC
• Paw Creek at Wilkinson Blvd, NC
• Gum Branch at Gum Branch road, NC
• Beaverdam Creek above Windy Gap Rd, NC
• Kings Creek at Possum Trot Rd, 5 E Blacksburg, SC