Helene to bring heavy rains

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According to forecasters with the National Weather Service Office in Greenville, SC, the combination between a predecessor rain event and Tropical Storm Helene will cause numerous instances of significant and damaging flash flooding across the western Carolinas and northeast Georgia from Thursday, Sept. 26, through the weekend. Significant flooding of larger streams and mainstem rivers is likely with flooding in some areas persisting into Saturday. Major flooding is possible.  Several landslides may occur across the mountains. See www.weather.gov/gsp for the latest warnings.