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WGUS72 KGSP 041444

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NCZ048-049-052-053-041700-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1045 AM EDT SAT AUG 4 2001



...FLASH FLOOD WARNING UNTIL 1 PM FOR MADISON COUNTY NORTH 

CAROLINA...



AT 1035 AM...RADAR SHOWED VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG THE MADISON 

BORDER WITH GREENE COUNTY IN TENNESSEE.  THE RAIN WAS SPREADING 

SOUTHEAST ACROSS MUCH OF MADISON COUNTY.  FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT 

ALONG SMALL STREAMS IN MADISON COUNTY...ESPECIALLY IN THE LAUREL 

CREEK BASIN.  FLOODING CAN OCCUR QUICKLY AROUND SHELTON 

LAUREL...LONG BRANCH CREEK...LITTLE LAUREL AND BIG LAUREL.  NORTH 

CAROLINA HIGHWAYS 208 AND 212 USUALLY ARE FLOODED OUT WHEN THESE 

STREAMS FLOOD.



FLASH FLOODING MAY ALSO DEVELOP IN OTHER SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

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

ROADS AND FLOODING NEARBY LOW AREAS.



CAMPERS IN THE WARNED AREA MUST MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



HEAVY RAINFALL WAS ALSO SHOWN BY RADAR IN SEVERAL OTHER COUNTIES.  

HAYWOOD COUNTY HAS RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL SINCE 9 AM...AND IT IS 

POSSIBLE A FLASH FLOOD WARNING COULD EVENTUALLY BE REQUIRED THERE.



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JONES

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