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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1049 AM EDT WED OCT 8 2003



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  HART COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA

  ELBERT COUNTY IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA



* UNTIL 245 PM EDT



* AT 1036 AM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED VERY HEAVY   

  RAIN CONTINUING ACROSS THESE COUNTIES.  RADAR HAS ESTIMATED AS     

  MUCH AS 5 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE ABOUT 6 AM...WITH LOCALLY      

  HEAVIER AMOUNTS LIKELY.



* THIS MUCH RAIN IN A SHORT TIME WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF CREEKS 

  AND LOW AREAS...AND WILL LIKELY FLOOD ROADS AND SOME BRIDGES. 



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THIS STORM WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING OF 

COUNTRY ROADS...NORMALLY DRY WASHES...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE 

BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.



TO REPORT FLOODING HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR

REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.



LAT...LON 3454 8297 3421 8268 3404 8286 3428 8309

          3449 8312



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