

000 

WGUS52 KGSP 200639

FFWGSP

NCC099-173-200930-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

138 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN SWAIN COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 430 AM EST



* AT 130 AM EST...THE CHEROKEE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND THAT THE OCONALUFTEE RIVER WAS RISING 

QUICKLY.  ALSO...THE STREAM GAGE AT THE TROUT FARM AT RAVEN FORK WAS 

NEAR FLOOD STAGE AND RISING RAPIDLY.  OTHER CREEKS IN NEARBY AREAS 

WERE ALSO LIKELY NEAR FLOOD.



* LOW LYING ROADWAYS AND CAMPGROUNDS IN THE AREA WILL LIKELY FLOOD. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



$$

JONES

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000 

WGUS52 KGSP 200639

FFWGSP

NCC099-173-200930-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

138 AM EST FRI DEC 20 2002



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  EASTERN SWAIN COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

  NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 430 AM EST



* AT 130 AM EST...THE CHEROKEE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 

VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...AND THAT THE OCONALUFTEE RIVER WAS RISING 

QUICKLY.  ALSO...THE STREAM GAGE AT THE TROUT FARM AT RAVEN FORK WAS 

NEAR FLOOD STAGE AND RISING RAPIDLY.  OTHER CREEKS IN NEARBY AREAS 

WERE ALSO LIKELY NEAR FLOOD.



* LOW LYING ROADWAYS AND CAMPGROUNDS IN THE AREA WILL LIKELY FLOOD. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS

AND STREAMS...ROADS AND ROADSIDE CULVERTS. THE HEAVY RAINS COULD ALSO

TRIGGER ROCK AND MUDSLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN.



$$

JONES

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