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NCZ033-034-048>055-058-059-291400-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

751 AM EDT SUN JUL 29 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 1015 AM FOR MADISON COUNTY NORTH 

CAROLINA...

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH TODAY FOR MUCH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS 

AND PART OF THE NORTH CAROLINA FOOTHILLS...



JUST BEFORE 8 AM...RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS REPEATING SHOWERS AND 

THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...STREAMING INTO WESTERN 

NORTH CAROLINA FROM TENNESSEE.  A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WILL BE 

UNFOLDING THIS MORNING AS THIS RAIN SYSTEM CONTINUES.



RAINFALL RATES OF MORE THAN 1 INCH PER HOUR COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL 

TOTALS BY NOON OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IN SOME OF THE COUNTIES IN THE 

WATCH.  FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN SOME AREAS BEFORE 

NOON...AND THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SERIOUS FLASH FLOODING TO 

DEVELOP. AUTOMATED RAIN GAGES WERE ALREADY SHOWING ABOUT 2 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL IN PARTS OF MADISON COUNTY SINCE 5 AM.



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

ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBY LOW AREAS.



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JONES

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