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NCZ048-300915-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

332 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2001



...HEAVY RAIN AFFECTING EASTERN MADISON COUNTY...



WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS 

EASTERN MADISON COUNTY EARLY MONDAY MORNING. RADAR WAS ESTIMATING 

RAINFALL OF UP TO AN INCH ALONG THE COVE CREEK BASIN...IN EASTERN 

MADISON COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS NEAR THE BORDER WITH UNICOI 

COUNTY IN TENNESSEE...NORTH OF HALLS STORE...NEAR RICHLAND MOUNTAIN. 



BECAUSE OF THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT FELL SUNDAY...STREAMS 

AND CREEKS COUNTYWIDE WERE RUNNING CLOSE TO BANKFULL. EMERGENCY 

OFFICIALS WERE NOT REPORTING ANY FLOODING IN THE AREA WHERE THE 

HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING...BUT IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH MORE ADDITIONAL 

RAIN TO SEND STREAMS AND CREEKS OUT OF THEIR BANKS ONCE AGAIN IN THE 

EASTERN HALF OF MADISON COUNTY. FORTUNATELY...RADAR ALSO INDICATED  

THE BACK EDGE TO THE BAND OF STORMS WOULD BE MOVING INTO THE REGION 

IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. HOWEVER...IF HEAVY RAIN PERSISTS FOR MUCH 

LONGER...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY.



CAMPERS...AND THOSE LIVING NEAR STREAMS AND CREEKS...SHOULD MONITOR 

WATER LEVELS DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO 

HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY 

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

UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.

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