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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

340 AM EDT WED OCT 16 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 430 AM EDT FOR GREENVILLE

COUNTY...



AT 335 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED THAT THE 

WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING 

GREENVILLE COUNTY WAS PULLING NORTH OF THE AREA. ONLY SCATTERED 

LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EARLY 

MORNING HOURS.



FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED THIS MORNING ALONG THE REEDY RIVER IN 

DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. AT 335 AM...THE REEDY RIVER STAGE HAD RISEN TO 

8.9 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL RISE TO NEAR 9 FEET IS EXPECTED AFTER 4 

AM...THEN THE REEDY RIVER SHOULD BEGIN FALLING. FLOODING WILL LIKELY 

CONTINUE THROUGH 430 AM IN AND NEAR CLEVELAND PARK...AND ALONG 

HAMMETT ROAD NEAR OLD BUNCOMBE ROAD IN DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE.



AT 335 AM...BRUSHY CREEK AT DEL NORTE WAS RUNNING JUST ABOVE 6 FEET. 

BRUSHY CREEK IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY FALL AFTER 4 AM. HOWEVER... 

BOILING SPRINGS ROAD AT DEL NORTE MAY CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE 

FLOODING. ADDITIONALLY...LOW SPOTS IN ROADWAYS COUNTYWIDE WILL 

EXHIBIT SIGNIFICANT STANDING WATER THROUGH 4 AM. MANY OTHER STREAMS 

AND CREEKS MAY RUN QUITE HIGH.



DURING HEAVY RAIN EVENTS...SEVERE URBAN FLOODING CAN OCCUR IN AREAS 

SUCH AS UNDERPASSES...AND LOW AREAS WHERE WATER TENDS TO COLLECT. IF 

DRIVING...BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO 

RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. USE CAUTION IN OR 

NEAR ANY SMALL CREEK TONIGHT...AND AVOID ROUTES THAT YOU KNOW ARE 

FLOOD PRONE.

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