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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

658 PM EDT FRI JUL 11 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA

  UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1000 PM EDT



* AT 656 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED VERY 

  HEAVY RAIN COVERING EASTERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY...AND MOST OF UNION 

  COUNTY. TRENDS SUGGEST MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOULD LINGER FOR 

  MOST OF THE EVENING. AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR

  THIS EVENING...AND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF RAIN COULD FALL FROM

  CHARLOTTE...TO PINEVILLE...MATTHEWS...WEDDINGTON...WAXHAW AND      

  MONROE.



* ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES ON          

  STREAMS...CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE REGION. ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE

  TO FLOODING ARE THE CROOKED CREEK AND LITTLE SUGAR CREEK BASINS IN 

  MECKLENBURG COUNTY...AND THE CROOKED CREEK AND DAVIS MINE CREEK

  BASINS IN UNION COUNTY. URBAN FLOODING...AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING

  AREAS CAN ALSO BE ANTICIPATED.



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 ATTEMPT TO CROSS 

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY 

AUTOMOBILE. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE SAFELY 

DRIVEN 



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