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WGUS72 KGSP 300904

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NCZ048-301100-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

504 AM EDT MON JUL 30 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 7 AM FOR EASTERN MADISON 

COUNTY...



AT 5 AM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT RAIN HAD 

MOVED OUT OF EASTERN MADISON COUNTY. COUNTY OFFICIALS WERE NOT 

REPORTING THAT ANY FLOODING HAD YET OCCURRED. HOWEVER...ENOUGH RAIN 

HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT TO MAKE FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE 

AREA A GOOD POSSIBILITY. ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE WAS THE

SECTION OF HIGHWAY 23 FROM FAUST...NORTHWARD THROUGH SAMS GAP. 

NEARLY TWO INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN THIS SECTION OF MADISON 

COUNTY. STREAMS FEEDING INTO BIG LAUREL CREEK ALSO STAND A GOOD 

CHANCE OF RUNNING OVER THEIR BANKS...AND FLOODING ROADS...AS THE 

EXCESSIVE RAIN WORKS ITS WAY DOWNSTREAM.



MOTORISTS WITH TRAVEL PLANS ACROSS EASTERN MADISON COUNTY THIS 

MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER STANDING WATER. IF STANDING 

WATER IS ENCOUNTERED...STOP TURN AROUND AND FIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE 

TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION...OR 

CABLE TELEVISION FOR LATER STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS WEATHER 

SITUATION.

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BURRUS

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