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WGUS52 KGSP 291846

FFWGSP

NCC119-292045-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

246 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 445 PM EDT



* AT 245 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED NEARLY STATIONARY SHOWERS 

  AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF MATTHEWS. ADDITIONAL STORMS 

  WERE DEVELOPING JUST UPSTREAM NEAR CHARLOTTE. THE STORMS WILL MOVE

  VERY SLOWLY...ENHANCING THE POTENTIAL FOR STREAM AND CREEK 

  FLOODING IN SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY...AS WELL AS URBAN 

  FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.



* LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS FLOODING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ON SAM 

  NEWALL ROAD NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH IRVINS CREEK. WATER LEVELS CAN 

  BE EXPECTED TO RISE RAPIDLY. ADDITIONAL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY 

  COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND FLOOD ROADS.



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

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE

SAFELY DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.



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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000 

WGUS52 KGSP 291846

FFWGSP

NCC119-292045-



BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

246 PM EDT TUE JUL 29 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 445 PM EDT



* AT 245 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED NEARLY STATIONARY SHOWERS 

  AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF MATTHEWS. ADDITIONAL STORMS 

  WERE DEVELOPING JUST UPSTREAM NEAR CHARLOTTE. THE STORMS WILL MOVE

  VERY SLOWLY...ENHANCING THE POTENTIAL FOR STREAM AND CREEK 

  FLOODING IN SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY...AS WELL AS URBAN 

  FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.



* LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS FLOODING HAS ALREADY OCCURRED ON SAM 

  NEWALL ROAD NEAR ITS JUNCTION WITH IRVINS CREEK. WATER LEVELS CAN 

  BE EXPECTED TO RISE RAPIDLY. ADDITIONAL STREAMS AND CREEKS MAY 

  COME OUT OF THEIR BANKS AND FLOOD ROADS.



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

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE

SAFELY DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.



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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