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WGUS72 KGSP 110515

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NCC087-110530-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

115 AM EDT SUN JUL 11 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 130 AM EDT FOR SOUTHERN 

HAYWOOD COUNTY AND WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE...



AT 1247 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

THE STORMS THAT PRODUCED FLASH FLOOD CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL AND 

SOUTHERN HAYWOOD COUNTY HAVE WEAKENED AND WERE MOVING OUT OF THE 

COUNTY.



LOCAL COUNTY OFFICIALS REPORTED NO NEW INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE 

CONCERNING FLOODING IN AND AROUND THE HYATT CREEK AREA. IN 

FACT...REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS STATED HYATT CREEK WAS 

WITHIN ITS BANKS AND NOT CREATING ANY HAZARDS. 



IN HAZLEWOOD...LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS OBSERVED GENERAL URBAN 

FLOODING. SOME SMALL STREAMS LEADING INTO ALLEN CREEK WERE REPORTED 

OUT OF THEIR BANKS...BUT WERE THOUGHT TO BE CAUSED BY BACKED UP 

SEWAGE DRAINS AND ELEVATED CULVERTS.      



IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE

POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS

FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.



LAT...LON 3563 8300 3546 8312 3532 8295 3551 8278



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