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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

445 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2001



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  GREENVILLE COUNTY IN UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 645 PM EDT



* AT 441 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED ANOTHER    

  ROUND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN GETTING READY TO MOVE INTO NORTHERN

  GREENVILLE COUNTY. THIS WILL PUSH MANY CREEKS AND STREAMS THAT

  ARE NEAR BANKFULL TO EVENTUALLY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS...AND      

  THREATEN TO CLOSE SOME ROADS. THE RAIN WILL EVENTUALLY FEED 

  DOWNSTREAM TO THE FLASHY REEDY RIVER AT DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...AND 

  BRUSHY CREEK AT DEL NORTE...WHICH WAS CLOSE TO FLOOD STAGE AT 441  

  PM.



  AMONG ROADS CLOSED ALREADY DUE TO FLOODING IS RILEY SMITH BRIDGE

  ROAD...OFF ROPER MOUNTAIN ROAD. STREAMS AND CREEKS ALREADY OUT

  OF THEIR BANKS INCLUDE GILDER CREEK IN SIMPSONVILLE...WITH PART

  OF ADAMS MILL ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. 

  

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS

IMMINENT. MOST FLASH FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS

THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL

ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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