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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

959 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1045 PM EDT FOR SOUTHERN 

AND CENTRAL HAYWOOD COUNTY...



AT 955 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN...AND 

SOUTHERN...HAYWOOD COUNTY. RAINFALL HAD DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY 

ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL

OF A HALF INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT...MOSTLY ALONG 

AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SUNBURST TO CRUSO.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MAGGIE

VALLEY...LAKE JUNALUSKA...CRUSO AND CANTON.



AN OVERALL IMPROVING SITUATION IS UNDERWAY ACROSS THE COUNTY AFTER 

SEVERAL HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN PRODUCED FLOODING ALONG 

HYATT CREEK AND FLOOD PRONE SHALLOW CREEKS BETWEEN WAYNESVILLE AND 

CANTON. PARTIAL EVACUATIONS OCCURRED IN THE GREEN VALLEY MOBILE HOME 

PARK...BUT ALL RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES

AFTER FLOOD WATERS ALONG HYATT CREEK RECEDED. STREAMS AND CREEKS 

WERE REPORTED ON THE RISE IN CANTON...WITH SOME FARM FIELDS FLOODED 

IN THE VICINITY OF THE PIGEON RIVER AND ITS SMALLER TRIBUTARIES.



THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ITS DESIGNATED 1045 PM 

EDT EXPIRATION TIME.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.



LAT...LON 3555 8316 3560 8312 3562 8310 3562 8307

      3555 8278 3546 8280 3542 8275 3531 8285

      3529 8292 3543 8306 3546 8310 3546 8313

      3552 8318



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