Julie Ball

The Citizen-Times



ASHEVILLE - Much of Western North Carolina is under a flash flood watch Sunday.

The National Weather Service issued the watch through late Sunday night.

Parts of the region including areas from Asheville south have already seen from 1.5 to 2.5 inches of rain, according to Chris Horne, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Greer, South Carolina.

An additional 1 to 3 inches could fall Sunday, Horne said.

According to the weather service website, the watch “means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding.”

The rain should clear out on Monday.

However, “the next system will be not too far behind,” Horne said.

Rain is expected to return to the region Monday night and Tuesday.



