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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC

555 PM EDT MON JUL 2 2001



...FLOOD WARNING FOR HORRY COUNTY CANCELLED...



AT 550 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED

THAT THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THAT WERE AFFECTING THE GRAND STRAND

AND LITTLE RIVER HAVE MOVED OFF THE COAST. AS A RESULT THE FLOOD

WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.



EVEN THOUGH THE RAIN HAS STOPPED...THE WATER WILL CONTINUE TO POND

ACROSS THE LOW-LYING AREAS AND SECONDARY ROADS.  IN THE AREAS WHERE

THE DRAINAGE IS POOR...FLOODING MAY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY

EVENING.



ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. ANY

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WOULD FURTHER AGGRAVATE THE THREAT OF

FLOODING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE AREAS WHICH ALREADY RECEIVED A

SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAIN.



ALL RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION

TONIGHT...AND ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENT THAT ADDITIONAL FLOOD

WARNINGS ARE ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR OTHER

MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.



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