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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

908 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR GREENVILLE

COUNTY...



AT 9 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 

ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING TOWARD GREENVILLE 

COUNTY. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF 

RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY. AT 9 PM...THE REEDY RIVER AT 

GREENVILLE WAS RIGHT AT 8 FEET...WHICH IS FLOOD STAGE. THE RIVER 

WILL LIKELY CLIMB ABOVE 9 FEET LATER THIS EVENING AS THE RAIN 

CONTINUES. 



IN ADDITION TO THE FLOODING ALONG THE REEDY RIVER...OTHER STREAMS 

ARE LIKELY ALREADY RUNNING HIGH AND COULD EXCEED THEIR BANKS AT ANY 

TIME. URBAN AND STREET FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE 

HEAVIEST RAIN...SINCE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN 

MANY OF THESE AREAS.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

TRAVELERS REST...TIGERVILLE...TAYLORS...SIMPSONVILLE...MAULDIN...

MARIETTA...GREER...FOUNTAIN INN AND CAESARS HEAD.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 3517 8225 3503 8222 3485 8223 3480 8217

      3475 8217 3450 8231 3450 8232 3471 8246

      3478 8245 3500 8253 3502 8258 3506 8256

      3507 8261 3512 8263



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