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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1210 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS EXTENDED



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  MCDOWELL COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA 

  RUTHERFORD COUNTY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 315 AM EDT



* AT 1205 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SWATH OF

  VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...WITH ISOLATED RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 5 TO 6   

  INCHES...ACROSS SOUTHERN MCDOWELL AND WESTERN RUTHERFORD COUNTIES. 

  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HOURLY RAINFALL RATES UP TO ONE AND  

  ONE HALF INCHES ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE WARNED AREA.



* FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE SUGAR HILL AREA OF MCDOWELL COUNTY AND   

  FLOODING PROBLEMS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP INTO PARTS OF RUTHERFORD     

  COUNTY AS WELL.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT

QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY

IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



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