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WGUS72 KGSP 010020

FFSGSP

NCC059-159-010115-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

816 PM EDT WED APR 30 2003



...HEAVY RAIN TO AFFECT ROWAN AND DAVIE COUNTIES THIS EVENING...



AT 815 PM...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 

OVER WESTERN DAVIE AND WESTERN ROWAN COUNTIES. THE STORMS WERE 

SLOWLY DRIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST AT LESS THAN 10 MPH.



WITH THE SLOW MOVEMENT...THESE SHOWERS AND STORMS COULD PRODUCE 

LOCALLY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL...THAT COULD FILL DRAINAGE CULVERTS...AND 

POND LOW LYING AREAS. SOME SIGNIFICANT RISES COULD BE NOTED ON AREA 

STREAMS AND CREEKS...ESPECIALLY FROM CHINA GROVE...TO 

SALISBURY...MOCKSVILLE...ADVANCE AND EVENTUALLY...AT COOLEEMEE.



MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF DRIVING DURING TORRENTIAL 

DOWNPOURS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION 

SAFELY. IF YOU ENCOUNTER WATER ON ROADS...STOP TURN AROUND AND FIND 

AN ALTERNATE ROUTE TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION SAFELY. DO NOT DRIVE 

THROUGH AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY.

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