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WGUS72 KGSP 250906

FFSGSP

SCC073-251015-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

506 AM EDT SUN JUL 25 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 AM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL

OCONEE COUNTY...



AT 506 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN IN WESTERN OCONEE 

COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LONG CREEK...OR ABOUT 11 MILES 

SOUTHEAST OF CLAYTON. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.



OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN SOUTHERN AND EASTERN OCONEE 

COUNTY...AND WERE PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN.



ALTHOUGH RAINFALL HAS DECREASED BETWEEN LONG CREEK AND WALHALLA 

...RUNOFF FROM EARLIER RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE...CAUSING THE CHAUGA 

RIVER...CEDAR CREEK AND CANE CREEK TO RISE ABOVE THEIR BANKS.



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 3475 8332 3478 8332 3482 8326 3482 8327

      3484 8324 3485 8325 3486 8314 3468 8312

      3466 8326 3468 8334 3472 8335



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