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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

535 PM EDT FRI AUG 3 2001



...VERY HEAVY RAIN FALLING OVER NORTHERN OCONEE COUNTY...



AT 530 PM WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A NEARLY STATIONARY AREA 

OF SHOWERS....AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF 

THE COUNTY. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN 

IN ABOUT AN HOUR BETWEEN MOUNTAIN REST AND TAMASSEE.



AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN MAY FALL IN THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR. 

SINCE CONDITIONS ARE NEARLY SATURATED OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF 

OCONEE COUNTY...THIS HEAVY RAIN WILL LEAD TO RAPID RISES OF 

STREAMS...PARTICULARLY TAMASSEE CREEK. IF THE HEAVY RAIN DOES NOT 

ABATE SOON...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MAY BE NEEDED.



CAMPERS IN THIS AREA SHOULD MONITOR STREAM LEVELS AND BE READY TO 

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF CONDITIONS WORSEN.



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