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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

848 AM EST THU MAR 20 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LINCOLN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1245 PM EST



* AT 845 AM EST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY   

RAIN WAS CONTINUING TO APPROACH LINCOLN COUNTY FROM THE SOUTHWEST.  

HIGH WATER LEVELS HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS 

BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.



THE AREAS MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO FLOODING ARE IN THE WESTERN PART OF 

THE COUNTY.  RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES SHOW THAT MORE THAN 4 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT AND EARLY THIS MORNING.  PEOPLE IN THE 

VICINITY OF INDIAN CREEK AND THE SOUTH FORK OF THE CATAWBA RIVER 

SHOULD BE ALERT.



* DO NOT DRIVE ACROSS FLOODED ROADS.  DO NOT LET CHILDREN PLAY NEAR 

CREEKS... STREAMS... AND DRAINAGE DITCHES.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE RADIO OR 

TELEVISION STATION FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING THE FLOOD 

THREAT.



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