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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

300 AM EDT THU AUG 7 2003



...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR CLEVELAND COUNTY

HAS EXPIRED AS OF 300 AM EDT...



AT 300 AM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT 

THE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL AFFECTING CLEVELAND COUNTY HAD 

LARGELY DISSIPATED. CLEVELAND COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS IS REPORTING NO 

FURTHER FLOODING...OTHER THAN THE EARLIER FLOODING ALONG BUFFALO 

CREEK NORTHEAST OF SHELBY. THE WARNING HAS THUS BEEN ALLOWED TO 

EXPIRE.



ALTHOUGH WATER LEVELS HAVE STARTED TO RECEDE...IT IS POSSIBLE THAT 

SOME ROADS MAY STILL BE FLOODED. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WHILE DRIVING 

AT NIGHT SINCE IT WILL BE HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF 

FLOODING. USE CAUTION NEAR ANY SMALL CREEK THIS MORNING...AND AVOID 

ROUTES THAT YOU KNOW ARE FLOOD PRONE.



ALTHOUGH THE THREAT HAS MOMENTARILY DIMINISHED...CLEVELAND 

COUNTY REMAINS UNDER A FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. ANY 

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY COULD QUICKLY CREATE ADDITIONAL 

FLOODING PROBLEMS.

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