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WGUS52 KGSP 180313

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1113 PM EDT SAT JUL 17 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  ROWAN COUNTY IN THE PIEDMONT OF NORTH CAROLINA



* UNTIL 215 AM EDT



* AT 1105 PM EDT...WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED VERY HEAVY RAIN 

  CONTINUING ACROSS ALL OF ROWAN COUNTY. THIS AREA OF RAIN IS 

  CONTINUING TO REDEVELOP AND SLOWLY MOVE EAST. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS 

  BEEN OCCURRING OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY...BETWEEN 

  SALISBURY AND THE DAVIDSON COUNTY LINE. A LARGE PART OF THE COUNTY 

  HAS RECEIVED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH AREAS NEAR 

  SALISBURY AND SPENCER PICKING UP OVER 3.5 INCHES. LOCAL LAW 

  ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT HIGHWAY 29 NEAR THE COUNTY LINE 

  WAS COVERED IN WATER AND WILL LIKELY BE BARRICADED.



* HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER HOUR AND A 

  HALF. MORE ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY...ALONG WITH RAPID RISES ON 

  STREAMS AND CREEKS. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE 

  NOT LIMITED TO SPENCER...ROCKWELL...LANDIS...GRANITE QUARRY... 

  CLEVELAND AND CHINA GROVE.



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

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS. 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 3581 8069 3551 8075 3552 8018 3581 8054



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