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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

748 PM EDT MON JUL 8 2002



...HEAVY RAIN CAUSING STANDING WATER IN SYLVA...



A SMALL CLUSTER OF NEARLY STATIONARY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS 

CREATING STANDING WATER ON MANY STREETS...AND FILLING UP DRAINAGE 

DITCHES IN SYLVA. THERE IS VERY LITTLE MID LEVEL FLOW THIS 

EVENING...SO ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL TEND TO STAY IN ONE 

PLACE. THROUGH 930 PM...THE STORMS NEAR SYLVA ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN 

BUT COULD PRODUCE AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES OF RAIN BEFORE DYING OUT. 



COUNTY OFFICIALS WERE NOT REPORTING ANY FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS 

OR NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN...OR AROUND...SYLVA. 

HOWEVER...FLOODING COULD BECOME A PROBLEM IF THESE STORMS MAINTAIN 

THEIR INTENSITY AND REMAIN IN THE SAME PLACE FOR MUCH LONGER.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE FOR NEWS 

INFORMATION...FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.



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BURRUS

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