Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Stay away or be swept away. River banks and culverts can become unstable and unsafe.

* WHAT...Nuisance flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues. * WHERE...Mud Creek in central Henderson County, North Carolina * WHEN...Until 400 AM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Nuisance flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to Mud Creek, including farmland, parks, greenways, boat-access areas, and golf courses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 943 PM EDT, A Flood Advisory remains in effect due to previous heavy rainfall within the Mud Creek watershed near Hendersonville. Out-of-bank conditions continue along Mud Creek, causing adjacent nuisance flooding of low-lying areas. The Flood Advisory will remain in effect until the creek falls below Action/Advisory Stage and no longer poses a flood threat. - The following streamgauge is above Action/Advisory Stage, resulting in nuisance flooding along Mud Creek... ID: MNMN7 NAME: at N Main St, 1 N Hendersonville CURRENT STAGE: 12.12 feet ACTION/ADVISORY STAGE: 11.5 feet MINOR FLOOD STAGE: 14.0 feet CREST: 12.66 feet on May 9th at 3:30 PM TREND: Falling Steadily ESTIMATED FORECAST: Mud Creek has crested and will continue to fall through the overnight hours. Mud Creek is expected to fall below Action/Advisory Stage by 4 AM. IMPACTS: At 11.5 feet, common, nuisance flooding of low-lying areas adjacent to Mud Creek is beginning. The lowest elevations of William H King Memorial Park are beginning to flood and floodwaters are approaching the lowest elevations of the Oklawaha Greenway. At this stage, more expansive lowland flooding with nuisance impacts to adjacent farmland, golf courses, and nurseries is ongoing or has recently occurred upstream closer to Erkwood Dr. - Some locations that may experience flooding include... Hendersonville near the William H King Memorial Park - Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood