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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

725 PM EDT SUN JUN 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR ELBERT

COUNTY...



AT 725 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A 

SECOND LARGE AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL BEGINNING TO MOVE INTO ELBERT 

COUNTY FROM THE WEST. RADAR INDICATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN 

HAVE AFFECTED MUCH OF ELBERT COUNTY OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS...AND THIS 

SECOND AREA COULD PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL INCH BY 815 PM.



LOCATIONS IN THIS WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

ELBERTON...RUCKERSVILLE...FORTSONIA AND BOWMAN.



EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL

CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES

AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS. A FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. DO NOT ATTEMPT 

TO DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER 

ROUTE.



TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.



LAT...LON 3420 8309 3422 8308 3424 8301 3421 8298

      3422 8294 3425 8290 3429 8278 3418 8275

      3412 8268 3400 8263 3401 8294 3415 8306

      3417 8310



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