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WGUS72 KGSP 222229

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NCZ071-072-230030-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

630 PM EDT FRI JUN 22 2001



HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH

CAROLINA THIS EVENING.  THUNDERSTORMS HAVE PRODUCED UP TO 4 INCHES

OF RAIN BETWEEN CHARLOTTE AND CONCORD.



AREAS AROUND THE ROCKY RIVER AND CLARKE CREEK IN NORTHERN 

MECKLENBURG COUNTY RECEIVED THE MOST RAINFALL.



MORE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE AREA WITHIN THE

NEXT HOUR.  



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THESE STORMS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS...AND UNDERPASSES.



SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS WILL RAPIDLY FLOOD...POSSIBLY WASHING OUT

ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBY LOW AREAS.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



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DICARLO

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