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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

730 PM EDT THU MAY 17 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY IN 

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA UNTIL 845 PM EDT...



AT 730 PM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THUNDERSTORMS 

DRIFTING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST FROM TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY INTO THE SOUTH 

CAROLINA MOUNTAINS. RAINFALL WILL STEADILY TAPER OFF OVER NORTHERN 

TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY THROUGH 8 PM. HOWEVER...STREAMS AND CREEKS WILL 

CONTINUE TO RISE DUE TO RUNOFF FROM THE 4 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN THAT 

HAVE FALLEN IN THE LOOKING GLASS FALLS AREA OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS.



MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED IS ROUTE 276 NEAR LOOKING GLASS FALLS... 

AND DAVIDSON RIVER ALONG WITH NEARBY STREAMS AND CREEKS. BE ALERT 

FOR RISING WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH WATER 

WHICH COVERS THE ROADWAY. CAMPERS NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD 

SEEK HIGHER GROUND UNTIL WATER LEVELS RECEDE.



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