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WGUS72 KGSP 310428

FFSGSP

SCC083-310445-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1227 AM EDT THU JUL 31 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN 

SPARTANBURG COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 AM EDT...



MOST OF THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. VERY HEAVY 

RAIN FELL ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF SPARTANBURG COUNTY...AND IT 

IS LIKELY SOME FLOODING HAS OCCURRED AROUND 

CAMPOBELLO...CHESNEE...INMAN...AND BOILING SPRINGS. SOME ROADS MAY STILL 

BE COVERED WITH WATER. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID DRIVING 

THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. USE CAUTION IN OR NEAR ANY SMALL

CREEK TONIGHT...AND AVOID ROUTES THAT YOU KNOW ARE FLOOD PRONE.



A NEW AREA OF SHOWERS WAS MOVING UP FROM THE SOUTH...AND IF THIS 

AREA BECOMES INTENSE...AN ADDITIONAL WARNING COULD BE REQUIRED LATER 

TONIGHT.

$$

JONES

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