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WGUS72 KGSP 252249

FFSGSP

NCZ068>072-082-SCZ008-009-013-014-260230-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

650 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2001



...HEAVY RAIN TO AFFECT THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE 

CHARLOTTE METROPOLITAN AREA...



AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSING THE REGION WILL BRING MODERATE TO 

HEAVY RAIN TO THE INTERSTATE 85 CORRIDOR...BETWEEN SPARTANBURG AND 

CHARLOTTE...THROUGH MOST OF THIS EVENING. RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO 

INCHES IS ANTICIPATED FOR MOST AREAS BETWEEN GAFFNEY...ROCK 

HILL...CHARLOTTE...KANNAPOLIS AND HARRISBURG. THE HEAVY RAIN WILL 

ALSO MOVE OVER GASTONIA AND LINCOLNTON.



THE RAIN WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO CREATE PONDING OF WATER ON 

ROADWAYS...AND IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. URBAN FLOODING IN DOWNTOWN 

CHARLOTTE IS A GOOD POSSIBILITY...ESPECIALLY ALONG SOUTH BOULEVARD. 

SOME AREAS WILL BE AFFECTED BY HEAVY RAIN SEVERAL TIMES THIS 

EVENING...WHICH COULD FORCE SOME STREAMS AND CREEKS TO APPROACH 

BANKFULL. SOME FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS MAY BECOME NECESSARY.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR THE MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 

UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.



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BURRUS

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