Flood Advisory Issued In Iredell County: Here's Where

MOORESVILLE, NC — The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory for west central Iredell County Friday morning following rising levels at Lookout Shoals Dam west of Statesville.

Flooding was expected at Lookout Shoals Lake, NWS said. The advisory will remain in effect until 2:45 p.m.

"At 8:50 a.m. the gauge at Lookout Shoals Dam has risen to a level of 102. The level is expected to crest at 102.5. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in Lookout Shoals Lake," NWS said in the advisory. "At 102, nuisance flooding of low-lying areas including residential yards, docks, and boat-launch areas is ongoing."

Residents in the area were advised to take immediate actions to protect property adjacent to the lake and monitor messaging from Catawba County Emergency Management.

More scattered thunderstorms with the potential for torrential rainfall and cloud-to-ground lightning are expected throughout the region Friday, NWS warned in a hazardous weather outlook bulletin Friday.

"A few storms could briefly become severe with large hail and damaging wind gusts," it said.

Rainy conditions are expected to continue throughout the weekend.

Here's the National Weather Service's forecast through the weekend:

Today (March 26)
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 8 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday (March 27)
A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers between 1am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Sunday (March 28)
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday (March 29)
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.