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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

434 AM EDT WED OCT 16 2002



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY

HAS EXPIRED AS OF 430 AM EDT...



AT 430 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED ONLY 

ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN ACROSS GREENVILLE COUNTY. NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY 

RAIN IS EXPECTED...AND THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO 

EXPIRE.



THE REEDY RIVER IN GREENVILLE HAS CRESTED NEAR 9.0 FEET AND SHOULD 

CONTINUE A STEADY FALL THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. NO ADDITIONAL 

REPORTS OF FLOODING ALONG THE REEDY RIVER HAVE BEEN RECEIVED... 

HOWEVER SOME MINOR FLOODING IN THE CLEVELAND PARK AREA MAY CONTINUE 

BEYOND THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARNING.



THE BRUSHY CREEK AT DEL NORTE ROSE TO 6.3 FEET AROUND 3 AM THIS 

MORNING. IT NOW CONTINUES A STEADY FALL...AND WAS RUNNING 5.1 FEET 

AT 430 AM. NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING ALONG BRUSHY CREEK IS EXPECTED.



STANDING WATER MAY PERSIST IN LOW SPOTS THROUGH DAYBREAK...AND 

STREAMS WILL LIKELY RUN MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL THIS MORNING...BUT 

NO ADDITIONAL FLASH FLOODING IS EXPECTED.

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