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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC

1226 AM EDT TUE JUL 27 2004



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 430 AM EDT FOR MADISON

COUNTY...



THE MADISON COUNTY DISPATCH REPORTED THAT LEVELS OF SEVERAL CREEKS 

AND STREAMS ARE RISING WITH SOME AREAS FLOODING. PERSONS NEAR SMALL 

CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD FREQUENTLY MONITOR LEVELS FOR RAPID 

INCREASES. AT 1225 AM EDT...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR 

ESTIMATED THAT AREAS BETWEEN THE TOWNS OF LUCK AND WALNUT HAVE 

RECEIVED TWO AND A HALF TO THREE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE 

1030 PM.



OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO

WHITEROCK...WALNUT...FAUST AND ALLENSTAND.



PERIODS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY 

THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. HOURLY RAINFALL RATES OF A QUARTER 

TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH AN HOUR WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY 

THROUGH 130 AM EDT. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL LIKELY LEAD TO NEW 

FLOODING OF SMALL STREAM AND CREEKS. IN ADDITION...RAPID RUNOFF WILL 

TRIGGER MUD AND ROCK SLIDES ON STEEP TERRAIN...POSSIBLY DAMAGING 

BUILDINGS AND AFFECTING ROADS. 



MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DRIVING AT NIGHT 

DURING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MAKE IT HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE 

DEPTH OF THE WATER COVERING THE ROAD...TURN AROUND IF YOU ENCOUNTER 

ANY WATER. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...DIPS...OR 

LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A 

SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



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

YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN

GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG.



LAT...LON 3590 8291 3575 8272 3592 8249 3608 8266



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