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NCZ063-SCZ001-310315-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1017 PM EDT MON JUL 30 2001



...HEAVY RAIN IN NORTHERN OCONEE AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES...



AT 1015 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED SLOW MOVING 

THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN NORTHERN OCONEE AND 

SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNITES...SOUTH OF CASHIERS. SEVERAL INCHES OF 

RAIN HAVE FALLEN OVER A SMALL AREA DURING THE MID EVENING HOURS.



RIVERS AND STREAMS IN THE ADJACENT AREA MAY BEGIN TO RISE. OF 

PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE EAST FORK OF THE CHATTOOGA RIVER IN 

NORTHWEST OCONEE COUNTY.



MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAYS 130 AND 281 SHOULD BE ALERT FOR WATER ON THE 

ROAD. CAMPERS ALONG THE EAST FORK OF THE CHATTOOGA RIVER SHOULD BE 

ALERT FOR RISING WATER.



STAY TUNED TO THE MEDIA...OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST 

INFORMATION.

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