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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

831 PM EDT WED AUG 8 2001



HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER CENTRAL BUNCOMBE COUNTY.  UP TO 

THREE INCHES HAS FALLEN THIS EVENING.  THE RAIN IS FALLING IN AN AREA

THAT RECEIVED TWO TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.  



ONE REPORT OF FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED BY BUNCOMBE COUNTY 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.  LAKE LOUISE...JUST SOUTH OF WEAVERVILLE...IS 

FILLING RAPIDLY AND CAUSING FLOODING ON SURROUNDING ROADS.



NOW OTHER FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED...HOWEVER...THERE IS A STRONG 

POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND LOW LYING ROADS.



PLEASE BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WHEN DRIVING THIS EVENING WHEN IT IS 

HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



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DICARLO

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