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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

732 PM EDT SUN JUL 11 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  UNION COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 1030 PM EDT



* AT 729 PM EDT...WEATHER RADAR SHOWED NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

  OVER UNION COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS AFFECTING THE AREA JUST SOUTH

  OF NEW SALEM IN NORTHEAST UNION COUNTY...WITH HEAVY RAIN ALSO AFFECTING

  WAXHAW AND MONROE. STORMS WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE AND WEAKEN THROUGH 

  LATE EVENING...AND MANY LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 2 INCHES

  OF RAIN OR MORE.



* NUMEROUS STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE VICINITY OF WAXHAW WERE REPORTED

  NEAR BANKFULL. ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING

  ALONG TWELVE MILE CREEK AND TARKHILL BRANCH. ROADS WHICH COULD BE 

  AFFECTED INCLUDE ROBERTS ROAD...WAXHAW MARVIN ROAD AND MUCH OF THE 

  HIGHWAY 16 CORRIDOR HEADING TOWARD MATTHEWS. IN THE NORTH AND EASTERN

  PART OF THE COUNTY...FLOODING COULD OCCUR ALONG RICHARDSON CREEK.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. EVEN MODERN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES CANNOT BE

SAFELY DRIVEN THROUGH FLOOD WATERS.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.



LAT...LON 3500 8084 3482 8080 3481 8062 3482 8032

      3506 8031 3518 8029 3519 8056 3509 8069



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