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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

935 PM EDT MON JUL 14 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  IREDELL COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT



* AT 935 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER 

  OF NEARLY STATIONARY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...FROM SCOTTS TO 

  THE OUTER LIMITS OF STATESVILLE. THE STORMS EXTENDED NORTH TO NEAR 

  TURNERSBURG. RAINFALL OF 3 INCHES HAD BEEN ESTIMATED BY RADAR IN 

  THE VICINITY OF FORT DOBBS. 



* URBAN FLOODING IS LIKELY IN STATESVILLE...AND WATER WILL LIKELY

  IMPACT TRAFFIC. IN ADDITION...SIGNIFICANT RISES ON THE             

  FOURTH...FIFTH AND GREGORY CREEKS CAN BE EXPECTED. SOME OF THESE

  CREEKS WILL LIKELY COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS.



DO NOT EVER DRIVE YOUR CAR INTO AN AREA WHERE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. THE WATER MAY BE FLOWING FAST ENOUGH TO PICK YOUR VEHICLE 

UP AND CARRY IT DOWNSTREAM.



TO REPORT FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR

REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.



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