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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC

141 PM EST THU FEB 27 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

    LANCASTER COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 500 PM EST.



* AT 140 PM EST...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED GILLS

  CREEK FLOODING OVER A BRIDGE ON LANGLEY ROAD IN EASTERN LANCASTER

  COUNTY. THE BRIDGE HAS BEEN CLOSED. RADAR INDICATED A BAND OF

  HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER

  FLOODING FOR OTHER PORTIONS OF LANCASTER COUNTY. 



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



REPORT ANY FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF



LAT...LON 3469 8086 3447 8088 3461 8042 3480 8057

          3481 8080 3503 8089



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