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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

538 PM EDT SAT AUG 16 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 830 PM EDT



* AT 535 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED CLUSTERS 

  OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER UNION COUNTY. ONE BATCH WAS SINKING SOUTH 

  FROM THE AREA OF NEW SALEM TOWARDS STURDIVANTS AND MARSHVILLE.

  THE OTHER BATCH WAS AFFECTING FLOOD PRONE AREAS OF WESTERN UNION COUNTY

  BETWEEN WAXHAW AND INDIAN TRAIL...INCLUDING IN WEDDINGTON. THE 

  STORMS WERE DRIFTING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHEAST.



* RADAR ESTIMATED BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN IN 

  THE VICINITY OF NEW SALEM...AND MANY STREETS WERE COVERED BY

  WATER. STREAMS AND CREEKS ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN UNION COUNTY

  ARE EXPECTED TO RISE RAPIDLY TO NEAR BANKFULL...ESPECIALLY

  BUCK AND RICHARDSON CREEKS. IN THE WEST...FLOODING CAN BE 

  EXPECTED ALONG BLYTHE CREEK AND RONE BRANCH NEAR WAXHAW...

  AS WELL AS ALONG TWELVE MILE CREEK. URBAN FLOODING CAN BE

  EXPECTED IN WEDDINGTON...INDIAN TRAIL AND FAIRVIEW.



TO REPORT FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY 

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN 

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.



LAT...LON 3516 8059 3516 8023 3482 8032 3483 8077

          3491 8080 3502 8079



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